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Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V
NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Mandatory evacuation of New Orleans is finally underway. Louisiana officials are warning of complete failure to levy systems, and pleading with people to leave low lying areas. For those who choose to stay, they are recommending picks and axes for breaking through to access their roofs during flooding.

Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be rushing hurricane preparations to completion.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi

Buoy Data Florida

Images:


New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop

Northwest Florida Long Range Radar

Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop

Other Resources:


Hurricane Wind Risk Very informative tables showing inland wind potential by hurricane strength and forward motion
Central Florida Hurricane Center
New Orleans Web Cams Loads of web cam sites here. The sites have been very slow due to high traffic
New Orleans Music Online Couldn't resist--love that jazz
Golden Triangle Weather Page Nice Beaumont weather site with lots of tracks and graphics
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics

Live streaming:
copy/paste into player:


http://www.wjbo.com - BR radio station. Callers calling in and describing traffic etc.
WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential
Tropical
Depression
< 39 mph
< 34 kts
    Minimal
Tropical
Storm
39 - 73 mph
34 - 63 kts
    Minimal
Hurricane 1
(Weak)
74 - 95 mph
64 - 82 kts
28.94" or more
980.02 mb or more
4.0' - 5.0'
1.2 m - 1.5 m
Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2
(Moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts
28.50" - 28.93"
965.12 mb - 979.68 mb
6.0' - 8.0'
1.8 m - 2.4 m
Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3
(Strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 112 kts
27.91" - 28.49"
945.14 mb - 964.78 mb
9.0' - 12.0'
2.7 m - 3.7 m
Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4
(Very strong)
131 - 155 mph
113 - 135 kts
27.17" - 27.90"
920.08 mb - 944.80 mb
13.0' - 18.0'
3.9 m - 5.5 m
Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5
(Devastating)
Greater than 155 mph
Greater than 135 kts
Less than 27.17"
Less than 920.08 mb
Greater than 18.0'
Greater than 5.5m
Catastrophic building failures possible


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical; weather
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To: Howlin

According to the caption. I asked Mr. Mew about it, and he said if it ain't broke, why fix it? :)


301 posted on 08/28/2005 10:14:37 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Bogey78O

Thank you for checking in. Prayers for you and your family's safety. Please check back in as soon as you can.


302 posted on 08/28/2005 10:14:55 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: sweetliberty

Jefferson Parish = Western suburb of New Orleans.


303 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:04 AM PDT by El Gran Salseron (The comments of this poster are meant for self-amusement only. Read at your own risk. :-))
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To: silentknight

That's what I thought. Somebody had posted hearing 250, and I was pretty sure they must have not heard right and it was 215 instead.


304 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:16 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: hole_n_one

Fox cut the President's comments on Iraq, too.

Apparently, Americans can't handle two news stories.


305 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:17 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Howlin; NautiNurse
I swear, some people just search FR to find places to pontificate and damn the rest of us to hell, don't they?

I wonder if people take the risk of thousands of Americans dieing lightly... Lets pray for Gods mercy on these people instead of discussing wrath and damnation

IMO
306 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:17 AM PDT by PaulaB (Shine On You Crazy Diamond...)
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To: MizSterious
And since a lot of the dead are buried above ground

Then they are not really buried then?

307 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:19 AM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: Bogey78O

Good. We lived in Baton Rouge during the 1983 flood. It was devastating. And we weren't even near the Mississippi. Of course we had no flood insurance because we were on the 500-year floodplain. Prayers for you and your family.


308 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:22 AM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Behold the Riderless Pony. Bringing doom and destruction on a smaller scale.)
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To: Howlin

Poster is gone too.


309 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:27 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: NautiNurse

I heard gusts to 215.

This thing is just getting bigger and bigger.


310 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:46 AM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: NautiNurse

My catch up Bookmark


311 posted on 08/28/2005 10:15:56 AM PDT by JUMPIN JEHOSPOHAT
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To: null and void

After the costs to insurance and taxpayers, who'd want to rebuild a city that was already a disaster waiting to happen?


312 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:02 AM PDT by streetpreacher (If at the end of the day, 100% of both sides are not angry with me, I've failed.)
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To: rang1995
whatever happens they are talk about 25% of oil supplies in trouble--beside people and property

Can you give more info? Do you mean that 25% of the U.S refinery capacity will likely be knocked out?

313 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:02 AM PDT by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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To: mware

How many diving boards?


314 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:03 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: NautiNurse
Live at the Super Dome. Crowd amassing.

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315 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:17 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Howlin

Mr. Mew also said something about Archimedes screw, and that the principle isn't all that complicated, so I guess you don't really need anything all that fancy, just efficient and dependable.


316 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:32 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: NautiNurse

We need to write the names down on freepers in harms way..


317 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:32 AM PDT by Dog ( "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.")
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To: TomGuy

Shep Smith driving INTO New Orleans?


318 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:54 AM PDT by hipaatwo (Nazis Love Mother Sheehan)
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To: in hoc signo vinces
detonating a low yield tactical nuk

Nope - would not make a dent.

319 posted on 08/28/2005 10:16:55 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: NautiNurse

Well, no Geraldo in New Orleans. But Sheppard Smith is coming in now. Backup. LOL!!!


320 posted on 08/28/2005 10:17:00 AM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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