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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: jayef

That's what confuses me.....media acting like it's all over and done with.


2,081 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:03 AM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: RobFromGa
"Katrina Cocktail"

Take on medium sized dirty ashtray (at least three butts)

In shaker can mix:

butts and ashes

three quarter ounce cheap vodka

Ounce and half Myer's Dark Rum

One ounce Bacardi Silver

Half ounce Grenadine

Juice of one lime and one lemon

two tablespoons of granulated sugar

A dash of Orange Flower water

A drop of Mango bitters

Shake ingredients with one ice cube and strain into dirty ashtray.

Enjoy!

2,082 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:09 AM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: pnz1

Thanks... stay safe. Could get some serious rain there.


2,083 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:20 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: rwfromkansas

No, it's not over yet. :(


2,084 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:35 AM PDT by maggief (No 'luffs)
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To: dirtboy
Bush announcing this should help keep the crude futures from going bonkers.

Did Bush apologize for the hurricane yet? /liberal talking point

2,085 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:41 AM PDT by RushCrush (What Would Casey Want?)
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To: maggief

That's old masonry that fell, and the high rise behind it is still standing and wearing its skin.

Brick walls fail because mortar has no tensile strength.

Cautious, it's still early yet, but I view your picture as very good news.

SD still standing, high rise appears unscathed, keep the good news coming.


2,086 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:43 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: 1Old Pro
"So is he saying that Bourbon Street is under over 15 feet of water???"

He said that info was from emergency Police radio, it wasn't a personal observation.

I didn't hear him say exactly where it's happening.

2,087 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:44 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Galveston)
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To: cyborg

I may pass out. Four hours sleep two nights ago. 2 hours of sleep last night....but I just can't let go....


2,088 posted on 08/29/2005 8:14:51 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: dirtboy
Hold your tongue for you best interest.
2,089 posted on 08/29/2005 8:15:04 AM PDT by jveritas (The Axis of Defeatism: Left wing liberals, Buchananites, and third party voters.)
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To: 1Old Pro
So is he saying that Bourbon Street is under over 15 feet of water???

There would be, I would think, if that French Quarter levee had busted as we heard reported. Seems there is a breech along the river in the "9th Ward." Don't recall where that is but it could be further down the river outside of New Orleans itself. Someone else can help me here. The area where flooding is possble from the lake is actually in Metaire and I believe Kenner, so that could be causing some confusion. That area is very low and they could be getting clobbered from the lake breech AND the river.

2,090 posted on 08/29/2005 8:15:15 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Admin Moderator
Is it time for this photo again???

Image hosted by Photobucket.com

2,091 posted on 08/29/2005 8:15:18 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Notewatermelon just)
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To: Hand em their arse
HAHA!! Those that may not know what that is outta be picking themselves up off the floor about now... (pssst, i think alot more people know what it is though, they just don't want to admit it...) : )

I'm hip. I watch The Simpsons.

2,092 posted on 08/29/2005 8:15:26 AM PDT by Hank Rearden (Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
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To: battlegearboat

sounds like it would work great for Smokers who find themselves stuck in a non-smoking bar.


2,093 posted on 08/29/2005 8:15:40 AM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: SlowBoat407

Isabell wore holes in our kids steel door. Our daughter was alone as her husband was out to sea. She was without power for almost a week.


2,094 posted on 08/29/2005 8:15:42 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: cfo

Please do not post radar images. They hang up the thread.


2,096 posted on 08/29/2005 8:16:01 AM 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: battlegearboat

Don't forget the greasy pork sandwich!


2,097 posted on 08/29/2005 8:16:05 AM PDT by RushCrush (What Would Casey Want?)
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To: cgk

Those older brick buildings aren't built for this kind of abuse. No surprise they fell.


2,098 posted on 08/29/2005 8:16:06 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: Leapfrog

He is saying now that there is no flooding where he is, and it seems like the worst of the storm has passed.


2,099 posted on 08/29/2005 8:16:24 AM PDT by ohioWfan (If my people which are called by my name will humble themselves and pray......)
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To: cyborg

Just checked out the MSU home page...campus is closed through noon tomorrow; looks like they're expecting tropical-storm level winds throughout most of the state.


2,100 posted on 08/29/2005 8:16:24 AM PDT by TheBigB (It's funktastic!!)
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