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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:23 PM PDT by 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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amscray; bugoutnow; getoutadodge; getoutoftown; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; katrinaandthewaves; livehurricanekatrina; lordprotectnoandla; nawlins; neworleans; tropical; walkingonsunshine; weather
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To: mabelkitty

I'd google you Mabel.


682 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:05 PM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: Aggie Mama

yes, there is a shopping concourse in between.


683 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:07 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: TheSpottedOwl

Not just New Orleans. I think of Plaquemine parish and some of the other parishes that they say may be completely underwater. There's a LOT of history there as well as a lot of people whose lives and belongings are in danger.


684 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:14 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (The left thinks the Cm in Chief should step aside and let Cindy Sheehan make foreign policy for us.)
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To: NonValueAdded

Thanks, sweetie!!!


685 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:18 PM PDT by paulat
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To: gov_bean_ counter

They reported on the ABC News link from above that upper floors of the high rise hotels are not safe. What got me is that they have not even seen the worst of the winds but are already getting people off the high floors.

This is scarey.


686 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:25 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: Admin Moderator

We've been on double secret probation, haven't we? I KNEW it and you sent us up jabber, jabber, etc. to take names!:)


687 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:28 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Behold the Riderless Pony. Bringing doom and destruction on a smaller scale.)
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To: Aggie Mama

it's the hyatt


688 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:31 PM PDT by agitator (...And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark)
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To: PhiKapMom

What? Are you listening to local feeds?


689 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:34 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Aggie Mama

There is a hotel connected to the Dome, but I think the Marriot is on Canal...unless ownership has shifted since I left...


690 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:34 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Black Tooth
So jokes are OK too.

What the heck,

My wife's birthday was yesterday, she wanted something that went from zero to 200 fast! So I bought her a bathroom scale.

ROTFL

Gotta admit, it's hard to stay up wondering how loved ones and others are doing.

691 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:36 PM PDT by easonc52
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To: Howlin; Mo1; Liz

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the "swarm"

Liz will recall the swarm.


692 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:48 PM PDT by onyx (North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Feel free to speak up :0)


693 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:49 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks.


694 posted on 08/28/2005 9:22:53 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Cindy Sheehan: "All You Are Saying Is Give APPEASEMENT A Chance!")
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To: piasa

Thanks I am going to ask my Pool Guy about this.

I live on the coast and fresh water to top off my lap pool is limited.


695 posted on 08/28/2005 9:23:03 PM PDT by oceanperch (Central Oregon Coast Rocks! Pride of the Pacific Northwest)
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To: Sonar5

I still can't get a feel for where Katrina's gonna come on-shore in relation to NO.

The last I've heard is 15-20 miles east of NO. It seems as though Katrina has picked up a slight wobble now - unless I'm not seeing that right on the TV.

That wobble is making it hard to tell whether Katrina will edge eastward or westward.

Anyone have a guesstimate or gut reaction?


696 posted on 08/28/2005 9:23:08 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: piasa; filbert; oceanperch

Ok. So now I want to put in a saltwater pool and buy my own dolphins :)


697 posted on 08/28/2005 9:23:12 PM PDT by katnip
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To: Aggie Mama

Something caused them to move everyone to the ballroom. Cannot believe anyone stayed in the city.

Eye of the hurricane is getting more defined again.


698 posted on 08/28/2005 9:23:51 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: newzjunkey

On second thought--the feed for Hurricane City is dreadful.


699 posted on 08/28/2005 9:23:58 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: U S Army EOD

I hear ya. We've never seen a situation as serious as this--not even Andrew or Camille--because we're talking about New Orleans getting a direct strike by a Cat 5 hurricane. Very, very scary.

700 posted on 08/28/2005 9:24:03 PM PDT by filbert ((Kansas City)--More filbert at http://www.medary.com)
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