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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 |
You need Google Earth.
where is Orlando Salinas reporting from?
Between Hammond and Covington off of Highway 40. I am across the highway from the Global Wildlife Preserve. I am high up in elevation and don't worry about floods. The problem I have is falling trees. Fortunately, when I built I removed every tree away from the perimeter of the house that could fall on it.
Pelican Five
Most freepers understand that with events like this, not all posts addressed to a person will be answered.
Idiotic remarks on this thread will have awkward consequences. You are next.
" Nothin' wrong w/requesting confirmation, especially w/the implications involved here."
Exactly my point. Many of us are interested in what is going on down there, and want to make sure we are getting accurate info.
susie, there are absorption-type refrigeration units that use a flame- usually bottled gas. They are ( or were ) common in marine applications where a big electrical system is not available. The downside ( as I recall, it's been 35 years or more ) is that they are expensive compared to units that run off household electricity.
906 is indicative of 190 MPH winds. A Recon Plane is in the hurricane and should be sending vortex info shortly (2 PM ET). I am really interested to see what the vortex readings are. KAT is still deepening and I would not be surprised to see 200 before the next ERC.
Inever thought I would pray for a storm to weaken to 160-170 MPH before landfall, Unbelievable.
906 now ties KAT with Mitch for the 6th lowest Pressure recording ever. Camille was 905. Gilbert was 888.
We are witnessing history my friends, and it is scary as hell and untterly heartbreaking to comprehend what is going to happen to the Gulf Coast in less then 24 hrs.
man that sounds very very bad. Ketrina might miss NO, thought looks to still have a strong west component, NO might still dodge this bullet.
See my http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472323/posts?page=568#568
links inside refer to this event.
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that this storm isn't turning north? If it keeps on this path and doesn't turn soon, won't that put it WEST of NO (wouldn't that be a worse case for them?) They are now saying Grand Isle but it sure doesn't look like it.
What good can they do if they're flooded???? WHY would they leave hospital patients if flooding is immanent?
I said last night that I thought the Superdome solution was a bad one, but I guess they don't have too many choices at this late moment.
Orlando Salinas is in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Just a thought: could two large, partisan, opposing logistical operations in Crawford be joined - into one American operation, helping fellow Americans in New Orleans and Mississippi?
Prayers for your safety. Please check in with us when you can. Take care!
I guess it's a choice between 30-40mph higher winds or more flooding. As you said, disasterous either way.
speed is really picking up...may hit alot sooner then exspected..people will still be on the highway,,also big turn north now it looks like
The usual crypts you see above ground are usually full of decomposed bodies and bones. Families move the caskets out, empty them into smaller groups, and then put the newly dead in. Of course, these are the really old ones.
They will get knocked over and damamged, but I doubt if you will see a lot of loose floating corpses. I am sure the motruaries have to make accomodations for that stuff when they constuct and bury the caskets.
Every business has their emergency plan stuff that the rest of us never think about or consider.
"I thought it was squared. E.g. double the wind speed, quadruple the force."
No for some reason the standard 1/2 mv**2 doesn't apply in this case. I'm weak on hydraulics, but the data and formulae I've seen indicate a spread in wind load values, depending on conditions, with the power generally a product of the velocity cubed.
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