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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Category 4 Hurricane Katrina is approaching landfall in Eastern Louisiana. At 4:00AM EDT the storm's center was about 90 miles south of New Orleans.

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

Lake Ponchartrain Real Time Water Level

Wind Speed Data

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:

Cut and Paste:

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

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


Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
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

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; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical; weather
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To: spectre

Not only will the tourism & casino employees suffer, but the state of Miss. will suffer lots of lost revenue, which isn't good with a budget that's already in a lot of trouble.


101 posted on 08/29/2005 3:29:53 AM PDT by pollyg107
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To: Semper911

I wonder when we are going to get a live shot of one of these reporters getting plastered by flying debris?

They are sure asking for it...


102 posted on 08/29/2005 3:30:28 AM PDT by sonofatpatcher2 (Texas, Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: mabelkitty

Oh, when I went to bed, I thought they said they'd be staying at the Dome. Must have been some problem. The weather woman on Fox yesterday was so worried about the roof of the Dome, maybe that made Fox rethink where Goldblatt would stay.


103 posted on 08/29/2005 3:31:36 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: All

Thanks for these threads. Gotta go get dressed and go to work. 3 new employees begin work today. Don't know if we can stay all day if the inland hurricane warning is accurate. Police say roads will be closed if sustained winds get to 60mph.


104 posted on 08/29/2005 3:31:43 AM PDT by pollyg107
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To: sonofatpatcher2

The east side of the storm that is blowing on shore is currently 165 MPH relative to the ground, 150 MPH from circular motion and 15 miles from the northward movement of the storm. Fact. Likewise, the west side of the storm that is blowing off shore has a ground speed of 135 MPH, 150 MPH - 15 MPH. Again, fact. Steve didn't make it up.


105 posted on 08/29/2005 3:32:04 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: mware
This may not be it, but still interesting;

Evacuees say local hotel wouldn't honor paid reservations
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050828/NEWS05/50828024

( Google News Search, only results like your story )
106 posted on 08/29/2005 3:32:05 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Nita Nupress
Darn it, I like Shep too! He's a cutie.

sw

107 posted on 08/29/2005 3:32:19 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (God Save New Orleans)
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To: GOP_Proud
I worry about Shep speaking a little too soon. He seemed much too calm.

At 6:30 the power is still on, there's no flooding and the Shep is standing in the middle of the street and the winds don't even seem that bad yet.

And with them talking about the hurricane further weakening and turning east it looks like New Orleans will probably miss the worst of it. What a break!

108 posted on 08/29/2005 3:33:01 AM PDT by Jorge
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To: justa-hairyape
Drank too many Hurricanes

I think you're right about Shep being way too optimistic.

NOAA's IR loop still shows the eye, a little wobbly maybe, but still there, and it only now just made landfall east of Grand Isle.

109 posted on 08/29/2005 3:33:22 AM PDT by benjaminjjones
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To: sonofatpatcher2
The reporters should wear safety Helmets..

sw

110 posted on 08/29/2005 3:34:10 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (God Save New Orleans)
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To: Jorge
FNC reports the NHC has informed them that the hurricane has just made landfall East of Grand Isle.
111 posted on 08/29/2005 3:34:20 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: bobdsmith

It isn't likely an "error".

It is likely true.

The storm surge is expected to be 20 to 30 feet. That doesn't include wave action. That's the average height of the water.


112 posted on 08/29/2005 3:34:23 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: ElisabethInCincy
just woke help me please

Yes, I'm afraid so -- the dreaded path for the worst storm surge. Will likely pass right over or to the east of the Big Not-so-Easy.

Pressure up slightly, winds slightly less, downgraded to a Cat 4.

Eyewall making landfall on the outer banks to the south of NO.

113 posted on 08/29/2005 3:34:29 AM PDT by Semper911 (Real estate is not real anymore.)
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To: DB

What is the storm surge? Wouldn't any waves have already got there by now?


114 posted on 08/29/2005 3:35:45 AM PDT by bobdsmith
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To: spectre

Personally I think Shep is making a fool of himself.


115 posted on 08/29/2005 3:35:59 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I saw that report too.

Could be the same hotel chain.

Things like this bring out the best and worse in people.

116 posted on 08/29/2005 3:36:00 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: mabelkitty

If the eye passes east, you have the danger of Lake Ponchatrain flooding the city. If it passes west you have the stronger winds. It's gonna be bad either way.


117 posted on 08/29/2005 3:36:25 AM PDT by maquiladora
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To: Jorge
And with them talking about the hurricane further weakening and turning east it looks like New Orleans will probably miss the worst of it. What a break!

Where are you getting your information?!

It's still a Cat 4 and the eye is going to brush NO. This is horrible for that area.

118 posted on 08/29/2005 3:36:28 AM PDT by TomB ("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
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To: mabelkitty
What if the eye moves east? Is the danger the same? I don't want to have a false sense of security, either.

From what has been described as the 'worse case scenario' for flooding, winds blowing east to west push water into Lake Ponchatrain. Lake fills to top of levees. That is happening right now and has been happening for about an hour or two. Then as hurricane passes north of Lake, back side of hurricane has northeast to southeast or north to south winds which force water to flow over levees. We wanted it to land west of New Orleans. Like the last one that spared the city catastrophic flooding. The only change now is a slight jog to east. That still does not prevent catastrophic flooding. Only lessens the severity.

119 posted on 08/29/2005 3:37:00 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: Jorge

well, predictions yesterday were that a move to the east would first cause the water to pile into the lake, then as the storm moved north, the north to south winds on the west side of the storm would shove the water from the lake into NO. I'm not sure if that scenario is "called off" now?


120 posted on 08/29/2005 3:37:23 AM PDT by oceanview
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