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Posted on 08/28/2005 2:38:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. Thousands of people did not evacuate New Orleans. Outer bands of Katrina are reaching the Louisiana coast.
Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be in their safe locations.
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:
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
| 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 |
Plywood does little good if the structure is going to be under thirty feet of water.
",..pumped alot of tang down in New Orleans"
Where did Gretchen Carlson come from....I have seen her somewhere, but I can't figure out where.
AH, you are making me cry!
I'm sooooo glad to not have heard the name "Natalee" all day today! I was ready to switch off FOX constantly. Poor Greta . . . what will she talk about??
That said, God bless and protect all in the path of this storm.
He's a smart guy and 30 miles inland is nothing in a storm like this. He'll be sure to be without power for a while but some folks on the ATRW threads have his phone number so if the phones are still working, we can contact him and not worry for too long.
What time is the storm expected in your area? Those painters had better get their quick tomorrow a.m. and get those ladders and scaffolding stuff down.
Speaking of oil-what if Hugo Chavez decides to try and take advantage of this by cutting off or reducing shipments?
I have a Professional Engineering License (PE) in mechanical and structural engineering. Wind loads and structural uplift are fairly well known and designed for.
The wing lift phenomena he speaks of is when you have winds of different velocities on the top and bottom of the structure. As the Super Dome is enclosed this should not be a problem. As an aside, one of the most difficult uplifts I've had to design for in my career is for those service station canopies at gas stations.
Of course all engineering is fraught with cost compromises, but structural design and safety factors are fairly well stipulated in established building codes, so there are in reality not many corners that can be cut.
"..., pumped a lot a tang down in New Orleans"
I wonder what those prices are tonite?
Yes, the strategic oil reserves are stored in salt caverns along the coast. There are two in LA and two others in TX.
That is ominous.
Plus... Long Beach is inundated with ships coming in from China... last Christmas season they said ships coming in for WalMart were lined up across the Pacific just to wait their turn to get into port and offload.
Nuts to defend any other position.
He's staying; he's lost power though.
CBS or ABC weekend morning show
The National Guard reportly has delivered water and food
How much....dunno
Doogle
That's a hello lot different than watching them unpack their underwear and change their babies diapers, now isn't it!
Nothing like sticking a microphone in their faces as they lay out their sleeping bags on the ground.
Sheesh!
"Que sera sera.."
:)
",..pumped alot of tang down in New Orleans"
Another enunciation lesson from the John Foggerty school of diction.
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