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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: seamole

Especially one that can roll 180 degrees.


881 posted on 08/28/2005 9:46:56 PM PDT by U S Army EOD (WHEN JANE FONDA STARTS HER TOUR, LET ME KNOW WHERE SHE IS)
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To: NautiNurse

Mayfield's interview is coming up shortly on Channel 2, ABC.


882 posted on 08/28/2005 9:46:59 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: spunkets

I-10, neh?


883 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:06 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: patton

I'm going to continue my prayers - but I can't keep up with this thread....gonna catch a nap so I can do so without eyes crossing.


884 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:09 PM PDT by Gabz (USSG Warning: portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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To: YaYa123

Red Cross is on stand-by with the Salvation Army as well. Thousands are ready to be set in. EVERY ERV in the nation has been called to the Gulf Coast. The Red Cross expects this to be the greatest natural disaster they have ever responded to.


885 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:11 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: Howlin
Uh oh...a guy on FNC--was he FEMA? said they had the contraflow for two days. BS--it was essentially 24 hours to the minute.
886 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:15 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

Tornado reported Ft Morgan Alabama


887 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:26 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Howlin

oh...roger that....processing a little slow tonight I guess...too many windows open in my brain...:-)


888 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:29 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: Termite_Commander
Hey, isn't there an update coming up at 1 AM? I remember Janice Dean saying at one point that there would be updates every two hours.
889 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:36 PM PDT by Termite_Commander (Warning: Cynical Right-winger Ahead)
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To: spunkets

But I would NOT take I-10 over the Atchafalaya Basin. Once I got to Baton Rouge, or thereabouts, if I couldn't get a hotel there, I'd take a state road north into Mississippi.

Stay away from water, stay away from low areas. That includes anything west of Baton Rouge along I-10, although you can't tell that by looking at a map.


890 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:43 PM PDT by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: Chena

latest reson shows two wind maxes in the NE quad..and only 125 knots flight level..which is only 130 MPH surface winds...translation... the winds are coming down..two eyewalls are forming....unless they find higher winds soon the offical wind speed may be dropped....on the other hand the wind field of CAT 3 plus winds is likley getting bigger


891 posted on 08/28/2005 9:47:49 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: spunkets

It is I-10 that goes north of New Orleans into Houston.


892 posted on 08/28/2005 9:48:21 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: PhiKapMom

Did you hear that mayor read the manditory evacuation order? Wow, I wasn't impressed with him.


893 posted on 08/28/2005 9:48:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
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To: bonfire
Wanna bet? :-)

You can also do chocolate covered potato chips (YUCK, but some people like that ) with my recipe; nuts and/or popcorn too.

894 posted on 08/28/2005 9:48:40 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Termite_Commander

I've just had a very bad vision of an aquatic hell as Katrina hits the NO area with cars and people stuck on the Causeway.

For the first time, I've just had a little shudder.


895 posted on 08/28/2005 9:48:41 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: NautiNurse

Hey, Nauti,

I figured I find ya on this thread. What's the latest on Katrina. It is about 11:45pm Central time...and The news shows her real close. Landfall at sunrise...

LOOKS LIKE NEW ORLEANS IS GONNA TAKE IT BAD.

Prayers for those in Nawlins and everywhere else in Katrin's path


896 posted on 08/28/2005 9:48:54 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: Spktyr; PhiKapMom

Im trying to find new orleans stations that are streaming online but they all seem to be off the air. So you guys are getting new orleans tv?


897 posted on 08/28/2005 9:49:07 PM PDT by Tiger Smack
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To: tiki

I think the mayor is still in denial.... or (since I live in a tourism-oriented-town) not wanting to scare off tourists by -- gasp -- giving them the truth!


898 posted on 08/28/2005 9:49:20 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: NautiNurse
all the staff members but one abandoned their nursing home patients

Good grief. Forget about laws that should cover that type of behavior, this is an example of bottom-feeder crud.

900 posted on 08/28/2005 9:49:56 PM PDT by exhaustedmomma (Calling illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is like calling a burglar an uninvited house guest)
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