Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

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

[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

[beyond the sea]

REFLECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO SHEAR.

There is nothing out there to influence this "lady", Katrina. She is eating up the atmosphere like one of a kind, on her own, and going her own indiscriminate and selfish way.

[NautiNurse]

See the table at the top of the thread

[saquin]

Tell us northerners what Contraflow is please. I assume it's traffic directed to go in only one direction, in this case OUT of NO. Is that correct?

Yes, it's designating both sides of the highway to go in the same direction. For example, both northbound and southbound lanes are designated northbound, to get everyone out of the city.

[Maigrey]

placemark

[Altamira]

Joe, your link isn't working. It looks like it might be misspelled. Can you repost?

Thanks!

[Tuxedo]

Vortex says 160 knots, which is 184 MPH. By the way MB is millbars (pressure).

[Riley]

Sorry to be a dunce, can someone explain to me what "902MB" means? Thanks.

Millibars. It is a measure of atmosphereic pressure. The lower the pressure, the worse the storm, if I understand correctly.

[itsinthebag]

TWC says pressure has dropped to 902 mb.

Can you explain to me what this means? What do you mean by pressure dropping to 902 mb?

[Tarpon]

Contraflow is using both sides of a divided highway(usually) to both go one way. All lanes are outbound, for instance. They do it in Florida in emergency, get more people out of the area.

[Txsleuth]

Have the networks even covered this?...I checked during both playings of President Bush's speech today...and all I saw on the networks were infomercials!

[Rainmist]

Being on the Georgia coast and having the good fortune to dodge all these hurricanes time after time, my heart goes out to all those people and the certain devastation they face in the next 24 hours. I have always read about Camille ( I wasn't born when it hit ) and I am so sick to see it about to be repeated. I don't really think that I have ever seen a hurricane of this magnitude in my lifetime. But for the grace of God go I .....

[fishntex]

Thank you Spiff!!! This is the coolest thing I have seen in some time.

[BurbankKarl]

XM247....

They have contraflowed Mississippi too.....largs traffic jams reported...

[sissyjane]

My prayers are for you as well as the current citizens of NO. May God bless you!

[Dog]

So you think we are going to see 180 to 190 miles per hour winds?

[CommieCrusher]

Katrina,my mamma said she's the Devil.

[al baby]

So what your saying is Katrina has become a black hole

[Euro-American Scum]

THey are about to see Camille wiped from the record books.

I never thought I'd see another storm of that magnitude in my lifetime. But it sure looks like it.

[nwctwx]

I think she has a very good shot of going sub 900... already the strongest hurricane since records began in the GOM now. 180-190 sustained is possible, but I think we are starting to near theoretical limits with strength.

[Altamira]

Too bad it doesn't go far enough.