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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 |
I thought he said that. It was in the context of a discussion about refugees in the Dome. But Amelia thinks he was referring to people staying in their homes.
I do hope she's right and that I heard wrong.. The very thought of people climbing onto the roof of the dome to escape water is horrible.
I also hope people aren't staying in their homes armed with axes.
Des Moines Iowa had a terrible flood back in '92 or '93.
What was it about Des Moines that incurred God's wrath?
Carville is in south LA. Although, they did close the lepor colony. It's way, way in the boonies.
Wow, really? I lived north of Little Rock for a couple of years, and absolutely loved it, especially the fall foliage. But seared into my memory were the long, long stretches of freeway to Texas and Memphis that were coned off to a single lane, with endless number of squares cut out of the other lane, seemingly never completed.
I cannot repeat what I was yelling either.
I heard that on the radio this afternoon. I heard him say "hammers" so they could break their way into the floor above as the water rose. I didn't know it was the NO mayor speaking.
Might as well hit Vegas... it's on the way and there's lots of sin there.
Then, out of the other corner of her mouth she did have the wisdom to ask the nation to pray. Unfortunately her incompetence is inexcusable, but her plea for prayer is what I will focus on now.
Surely you know what "tang" is in street vernacular.
Hint;Poon is the precedent.
Destroyed is destroyed, I agree.
I was referring to a discussion Jeffers and I were having on whether the difference in increase in wind force is the square of the wind velocity difference or the cube. Now we have the newspaper citing unnamed scientists that it is 500 or a 1000 fold.
But don't attribute me with the 500 to a 1000 fold group. I am sticking with the square. So if Miami had 77 mph, then this storm at 154 (just for scientific purposes) is double, which is four times the force.
Geraldo's tears got to ya, huh? :)
Not outside certain areas of the quarter I haven't, but I've been warned there are boundries you do not cross after dark.
Still, a real handy to have in a situation like this *tool*, like a Leatherman, would be okay with me, but the authorities would nix it.
And in english that means...?
Doubt that.
What's his name?
I had red beans and rice for dinner tonight.
Spare yourself your unpleasant mood.
Maybe the Gov otta check in the FR for her news. We were all over it.
Seems like they forgot their own evacuation timetable:
Beginning 50 hours in advance, evacuations south of New Orleans would be ordered, public offices and schools would be closed, but traffic would remain along normal routes.
At 40 hours, evacuation south of the Mississippi River, including the West Bank of New Orleans, would be ordered.
In Phase 3, if the storm is a category 3 storm or higher, contraflow would be triggered.
Clarance Thomas was just on Fox he got his family out.
He is staying in N.O.
He is staying with the others.He could of gotting out but is going to ride it out.
have a lot of respect for him.
No Clarence...get out. We need you!
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