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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
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 |
Point taken.
How's that? That people will return to their homes after a disaster depite the danger of it recurring? It wasn't intended as a comment on intelligence, but more on perseverance. Perhaps you should check your perspective before calling someone ignorant and irresponsible.
Thank you.
I think he ordered it this morning....
No admission without a can of Right Guard!
Lawn mowers. :-)
People should be aware that while a large substantial structure with upper floors elevated and designed for high winds is a good choice for mass sheltering of people, the actual impact of a storm such as this is not an event that ANY building is designed to withstand with certainty.
No engineering for wind pressure can take into account the wind carried large debris, the battering of wind gusts and the impact of weak-points created by those items.
Only one parapet cap, edge of a roof, damaged vent or area impacted by a flying refrigerator is needed for any structure to have a point of local failure and thus a weak point where the winds attack the entire structure.
Knowing codes, building construction and the like, I have a pretty clear understanding of the limitations of that phrase, "designed-for". If this developes as the last six hours have led us to believe, this will probably be a disaster of a size that most don't contemplate currently.
My husband and I were discussing the river. Hoping someone with more knowledge can help me understand it all...
My understanding is that the Mississippi has been trying to shift to the west for years and has been contained in its current channel by pumping and the like. Question I have is if this nightmare happens and NOLA floods, will the river shift west? If it does, what happens to that area of LA?
Will pray for your family...please keep us updated!
NO is one of the best places on earth. After the first three or four visits, and you get OUT of the French Quarter, it is one of coolest places around. The people are nice and the sights are certainly different than what you get in the Northeast.
While the town could use a good bath, this is a tab bit too much.
Good luck to you there. Get out and stay save.
We'll come back.
yes--buoy 42003 went down at 1150PM last night.
You've got that right!
They made the roads one-way out of NO yesterday at 5 PM.
That NWS all-caps alert may be a fake. Not found by Google search or on NWS website. Any who can verify, please do. Please do not repost without verification.
Even at this point, I think not many people understand how devastating this storm is going to be. There have been so many hurricanes lately that there is a tendency to go "oh, really?" when confronted with a new storm.
But because of oil prices and insurance rates, this storm is going to affect everyone in America and, really, the world.
Stay away from all open parking spaces....:-)
A bomb or bombs would be a dead end since the amount of energy a hurricane is releasing and the size of its circulation would make any bomb, including the largest nuclear bomb, seem more futile than trying to stop a charging elephant by throwing a ping-pong ball at it. As noted above, hurricanes release tremendous amounts of heat energy. In fact, since hurricanes are "heat engines" that depend on the temperature contrast between warmth at the ocean surface and cold air aloft, we could wonder whether the heat from any kind of bomb would actually add to the storm's natural heat supply, making the storm stronger. Trying to heat the upper atmosphere with bombs, to lessen the heat contrast, would be like trying to heat the city of Minneapolis in January by opening the windows of a house.
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