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

[LBelle]

let me tell y'all, I am in Islamorada in the Fla Keys and we got enough of this momma the other night with tropical storm winds. This storm has been a mess from the get-go and the forecasters really screwed up their initial projections, leaving most of us here caught with our shutters off and no preparation to speak of. Luckily it didn't give us a direct hit but I feel such a hopeless feeling for these poor people in the path. They have nooooooo idea what they are in for. After I see what this storm does I may be moving to Cleveland.

LBelle

[Peach]

Jackie is back on. She is the most lovely woman with the most upbeat attitude. Bless her. I wish more folks were like her.

[Rainmist]

Doesn't the eye look like an outie belly button ?!?

[Howlin]

Hello......

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200513.html

[newzjunkey]

WWL, CBS in NO

[Txsleuth]

This lady that Jeff keeps interviewing needs her own show..she is a hoot...not a complaint from her, OH, NO!...

Jackie is her name...she is a terrific sounding lady!!

[homemom]

They always say that if you're taking shelter from a tornado you shouldn't be anywhere there is a large span roof . . . the wind speeds might not be as high as tornados in this case, but will last much, much longer!

[Lurker 50001]

"All that was missing from his opening statement was a mention of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

"LMAO"

LMAO, I'm not. Many of gods people will die tonight, it is the most somber of times.

Lurker

[Tall_Texan]

This "Jackie" woman has an incredible attitude. I hope she comes out of this okay. All of them actually, but the human interest stories always tug at you a little harder.

[Coldwater Creek]

Look I agree for years when crude was at fourteen or fifteen dollars a barrel and the oil companies needed twenty to even make any profit that the consumer was very lucky. I also, feel that even with the prices that we have today that fuel is still a pretty good bargin.

BTW I come from a long line of oil people, starting with my Grandfather who owned an oil lease at Nocona, Texas, in the early part of the century. My brother was a VP with Phillips, and one of our boys bought jet fuel for FED EX, so I am not totally unsympatic.

[NonValueAdded]

I disagree ... Geraldo is a hoot because he is soooo camp and everyone knows it. You know it is going to be comedy when he is on and as long as you expect it, he has me ROFL. It it the other guys like Chrissy who are trying to be so serious that I can't take.

[bonfire]

Wouldn't you THINK that they would have a doctors and meds at the Superdome????? I mean, COME ON!

[oceanview]

they don't even search people like this when they enter the superdome - for the Super Bowl itself. I can see bag searches, but frisking them too? no wonder it is taking so long to get them in there, these poor people must be collapsing from standing there for hours.

[cicero's_son]

There are millions and millions of people like her across the USA. They are the people who make us a great nation.

[Coldwater Creek]

Look I agree for years when crude was at fourteen or fifteen dollars a barrel and the oil companies needed twenty to even make any profit that the consumer was very lucky. I also, feel that even with the prices that we have today that fuel is still a pretty good bargain.

BTW I come from a long line of oil people, starting with my Grandfather who owned an oil lease at Nocona, Texas, in the early part of the century. My brother was a VP with Phillips, and one of our boys bought jet fuel for FED EX, so I am not totally unsympathetic.

[Chickensoup]

The street cam at Fat Harry's is still on. NOt very windy either.

[Torie]

Isn't that poster up north in Ascension?

[RummyChick]

Jackie asked the reporter more than once to hold her scissors.ROFL.

[mjtobias]

"He had NO IDEA WHO SHEP WAS!!!"

Either that, or he didn't understand what you were saying.

[LadyBuzz]

Matthews is trying to put himself in the story at every opportunity - HE was at the convention when Bush's father yada yada