Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI

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

[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

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:

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

[maggief]

Just switched back over to FNC ... couldn't take any more of Chrissy.

[Torie]

Only half of the residents of Terrebone and LaFource parishes have left, according to a local reporter in Houma. The rest are in shelters, but are likely to go underwater. The death toll could be massive.

[Maigrey]

I paid 2.46/gal this morning after grocery shopping, and DH paid 2.49/gal at the corner gas station.

[not-alone]

thanks interesting info, but it doesn't convince me it will stand , pray it doea.

[ken5050]

IIRC, during the big Mississippi floods in the late 90's, severl entire blocks of one ND city burned to the ground..

[homemom]

There goes my Atkin's diet!

[the Deejay]

Are reporters crazy or what!

[Blogger]

True. I heard it.

[bonfire]

The storm hasn't hit yet.....he can still get in a car and GO GO GO!

[mabelkitty]

Trying to put it out there that anything that happens isn't his fault - he was just following orders from higher ups.

Earlier today Landrieu was blowing this off as "we heard this so many times before" that I think it was a strategy like the time Congress evacuated and cheesy Lott was trying to make like he had balls.

I think they really thought this was much ado about nothing and was trying to spin it as unnecesssary panic put out there by "others" i.e. Republicans.

[kjam22]

Here's GERALDO.... gonnna get interesting now..

[justche]

I think someone who appeared to be 7 feet tall (I'm exaggerating) gets to have a sweet suite :)

[proud American in Canada]

Here's the causeway. The large dots are the light poles. The smaller dots are car headlights.

Oh dear Lord. I have tears in my eyes.

On a side note, on our honeymoon, my husband and I did a road trip through the U.S. and stayed at a youth hostel in N.O. that used to be a Civil War hospital.

I've been to N.O. three times in my life and if the potential loss of life isn't nauseating enough, there's the rich culture and history of that gorgeous city that may be lost forever.

[steveegg]

New Orleans NBC station signing off local coverage. They're relocating inland, and will be taking MSNBC coverage.

[Founding Father]

Houma is a ghost town;expecting 6 ft of water; only 50% of people left-very disappointing;squalls coming through;south Lafourche parish expecting to be flooded and uninhabitable;2200 people in Houma in shelter--not enough people have left; conditions rapidly deteriating; unbelievable storm surges expected; very few structures wil be able to withstand this.

[RDTF]

Oh no Geraldo on for 2 hours now! Please bring back Bill!

[nhoward14]

Talk about a carnival...

Jerry Rivers on Fox now!

[meyer]

Whoraldo is on !!!!!

[mystery-ak]

Oh boy...Whorealdo is now on..

[Pirogue Captain]

Geraldo on FOX now! lol