Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[flutters]

This entire situation is just devastatingly sad. I find it hard to believe that a city so vulnerable wasn't better prepared.

[pierrem15]

Based on your "after Katrina" map of the oil rigs (LOLOL!); my wife and I just went out and filled our gas tanks for $2.46. I have a feeling that will be considered CHEAP in the near future.

Just did the same. Ony I wish I had paid $2.46 (paid $2.97 at the cheapest station around).

[pax_et_bonum]

They were pushing their kids on swings in a nearby park.

Dear God...

Why does this remind me of the nuns in the Galveston hurricane of 1900 who tied clothes lines around their waists and then around the waists of many of the orphans they cared for.

None survived. They were discovered later, still tied together.

[Abigail Adams]

They just said 10,000 people waiting outside the dome to get in.

[IndyTiger]

Homeland Security is off base here!

Agree. They need to get those people inside ASAP. Order will not be maintained if they are left outside much longer.

[RDTF]

I thought I saw that too. She is terrific, and I hope that it brings comfort to people to see these folks caring about what they are reporting.

[rwfromkansas]

Okay folks....the decrease in speed has more to do with a speed extrapolation issue.

"Having said that...data from
the stepped-frequency microwave radiometer instrument on board the
aircraft suggest that the surface to 700 mb flight level wind ratio
is not quite as large as we typically use...and the initial
intensity is adjusted slightly to 145 kt. Hurricanes do not
maintain such great intensity for very long. However there are no
obvious large-scale mechanisms...such as increased vertical
shear...to weaken Katrina. The hurricane is likely to make
landfall with category 4 or 5 intensity."

Perhaps because the winds are SPREAD OUT more, they are not quite as intense as would normally be the case for such an intensely low pressure. But, because they are spread out more, we are still taking major devastation over a WIDER AREA.

It certainly does look to be strengthening even more at this point.

[mware]

Holy Mary,

Mother of God

pray for us now

and at the hour of our death.

[Trust but Verify]

I understand your emotions. Mine are the same. For me, it's the feeling of helplessness. I am the type of person who confronts a problem by finding a solution, and then working it to completion.

There is nothing I can do for these people except pray.

[Nasher]

Are the webcams still working?

I'm looking at one right now from Bourbon street where some fool is out there with his videocam.

Too late to leave now as they're closing the bridges...

[LibSnubber]

"This is quite remarkable...am running out of adjectives."

On another thread I said this was nature's version of "shock and awe".

[Txsleuth]

I think we should all be thinking about how we may be able to help after this...I hope there is something left to help, actually...

[alancarp]

I'm beginning to wonder how he got this gig instead of Whorealdo.

'cuz if I know Geraldo, he's trying to charter a boat...

[tiredoflaundry]

Amen

[spectre]

I noticed that as well. Janis Dean is physically ill, and doesn't want to report this.

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[Dog]

Mike can you post streaming video links for Abigail...

[Michael Goldsberry]

"I-10 is empty now, at least the bridge out is."

!?

I missed that. I-10 where? NO westbound towards Houston?

[spycatcher]

Thx for tide info. No wonder there was no talk about it (compared to massive storm surge).

[pax_et_bonum]

... you can see children in line. We're just at a loss for words.

There are no words for what I'm afraid is going to happen.

I hope I'm wrong.

[2nd amendment mama]

It will be interesting to see which (if any - which I highly doubt) countries offer us aid if we suffer the expected devistation from Katrina.