Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII

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. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin conceded that as many as 100,000 inner-city residents didn't have the means to leave and an untold number of tourists were stranded by the closing of the airport. At this hour, people are still filing into the Superdome after security screening for weapons and contraband. National Guard have brought in 360,000 MRE (meals ready to eat) to feed the estimated 30,000 storm refugees in the Superdome.

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 Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
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

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:

Fully-linked version of the live feeds (just in case a few people don't want to first open up WMP to cut-and-paste) -

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 WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans via WESH-TV/DT Orlando - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx

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

[silentknight]

We are not worried about the levees breaking. The water could go OVER them. That is the real concern.

[maggief]

Morning, tol.

[LibSnubber]

It was my pleasure.

[rolling_stone]

http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/Pie.php

here is one take on American Pie..the levee in San Diego doesn't fit as the song was written before the leveewas built but since that time it has been compared by many...

[AntiGuv]

It's just a levee, but it isn't a very big graphic at all, just a slow server.

[tiredoflaundry]

morning , Maggie.

[stlnative]

http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/

click on Streetcar cam (St. Charles Cam)

the beadcam is also up

[TomGuy]

uh oh--what is that graphic that doesn't want to load?

All 3 loaded for me without any problem.

[Heatseeker]

I just got up and am now unable to get streaming video from either WWL or WDSU TV. Are they out?

[eastforker]

Yea but that water going over could cut a channel.

[AntiGuv]

Thanks! I couldn't tell from the names which one it was.

[NautiNurse]

the levee hung up while loading.

[silentknight]

True

[CaliGangsta]

RIP paradecam. I think the power went out.

[maggief]

Vortex Data Message

000
URNT12 KNHC 290905
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 29/08:52:20Z
B. 28 deg 45 min N
089 deg 40 min W
C. 700 mb 2363 m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg nm
F. 034 deg 106 kt
G. 283 deg 036 nm
H. 917 mb
I. 9 C/ 3055 m
J. 18 C/ 3045 m
K. 14 C/ NA
L. OPEN SSW
M. C30
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF306 2112A KATRINA OB 03
MAX FL WIND 106 KT NW QUAD 08:41:20 Z
MAX FL TEMP 19 C, 267 / 13NM

[stlnative]

Good morning mags...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/patchworkpiecer/beadcam230am.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/patchworkpiecer/beadcam339am.jpg

[KakaduDreamer]

Bye ParadeCam.

[kingu]

Paradecam is down - the light went off across the street and then the feed gave out.

[Iowa Granny]

We are not worried about the levees breaking.

Perhaps you should be concerned. In the Floods of '93, Mississippi levies broke in a couple of places between St. Louis and Davenport IA.

I pray your levies hold.

[Michael81Dus]

May God stand by all those who are affected by this hurricane!!