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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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President George W. Bush(R) and his Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin monitor the progress of katrina during a video teleconference with federal and state emergency management organizations(AFP/White House/HO/Paul Morse)
2,381 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:43 AM PDT by maggief (No 'luffs)
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To: al baby

Looks like an apartment building that collapsed

http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_565_images/082905_katrina16.jpg


2,382 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:49 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Wonder Warthog
A quote from the Super Dome:

"I could have stayed at home and watched my roof blow off," said one of the refugees, Harald Johnson, 43. "Instead, I came down here and watched the Superdome roof blow off."

2,383 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:52 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Abigail Adams

Can emergency vehicles even get around the city right now?


2,384 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:56 AM PDT by TheBigB (It's funktastic!!)
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To: nwctwx

Wise words, my FRiend. While virtually all eyes are focused on NOLA, this very large storm is causing damage across a wide path. For example, reports from Mobile AL have been few, and sketchy.


2,385 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:59 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: Lazamataz

can we kill ya then??? 'cuz, i'd want to get ya back on....


2,386 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:08 AM PDT by Hand em their arse
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To: maggief

I love my president!


2,387 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:14 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: RushCrush

Obviously you have a point of view beyond that of a seven year old child. This was an excellent teaching opportunity, and I'm sure the parents of this child were responsive to this innocent observation.


2,388 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:18 AM PDT by libsl (I'm just sayin'....)
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To: LizardQueen
Has the back side of the eye hit the N.O. area yet?

The west side of the eyewall grazed the NO area to the very far east. It looks like they'll get a drop-off for a bit and then a big feeder band will wrap in from the WSW.

Another thing I was wondering about - did the traffic jams on I-10 and the other roads clear or where there people still stuck on them when this thing hit?

Haven't heard anything on that. Maybe some of the folks trying to turn this into a hurricane chat/joke thread could do some research instead and find out.

2,389 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:34 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: jveritas

You are the one who is overhyping and exaggerating, in this case as to how it was reported. While indeed there were a few excesses, for the most part the reports stated that this was approaching as 1 of the most powerful, not THE most powerful, since it had reached the 4th lowest pressure reading of an Atlantic Basin hurricane, which is a fact. The NHC said that they couldn't count on it weakening much before landfall, but also routinely stated that estimating intensity is very difficult for them, much less precise than forecast track. And in fact Gulfport has received 22' storm surge, which is pretty darn high.

Enough wasting time on this silly carping.


2,390 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:55 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: aynrandfreak

LOL! Why didn't I think of that?


2,391 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:58 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: SunnySide
That's old masonry that fell, and the high rise behind it is still standing and wearing its skin.

A lot of these old brick buildings are deathtraps. Firefighters absolutley hate them - the brick walls have a tendency to collapse on top of them when the building catches on fire, and the structural timbers burn like fireworks since they are often treated with creosote.

2,392 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:05 AM PDT by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: Chasaway

What's the link for that video?


2,393 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:08 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: snowsislander

33 mile wide eye...wowser


2,394 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:09 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: RushCrush

also may depend on what part of the country you are from. There are areas were non-whites are a definite minority, and to someone watching from there it might seem perceptually different.

When I leave the south (I am from Mississippi) to, say, western colorado, I am ALWAYS taken aback at interacting with whites in almost all transactions, even service jobs.


2,395 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:12 AM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: jayef
you have nothing to teach me in that regard.

Oh great, another expert. We're grateful to have you here clearing everything up for the ignorant masses.

2,396 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:12 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: freedomson; Carolinamom
Wow, I didn't realize Hugo got to that area.

Oh yeah.

I was living in Charlotte at the time. No power for 4 days -- bathtub full of water for a quick wash and to flush the commode, coffee on the camp stove.
It's God's way of telling you it's time to empty the freezer and grill everything.

2,397 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:19 AM PDT by dread78645 (Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
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To: NautiNurse

Monday, August 29, 2005


St. Bernard update 10:45 a.m.

Some people who stayed in St. Bernard Parish were
forced up into their attics to escape the floodwaters,
said state Sen. Walter Boasso, who heard from local
officials that some houses in Chalmette had water
rising beyond the second floor.

"We know people were up in the attics hollering for
help," said Boasso, who evacuated to Baton Rouge and
was camped out at the state Office of Emergency
Preparedness. Hopefully rescue workers will be able to
get to people who are trapped before the water rises
too high, he said.


2,398 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:20 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: Lazamataz
I am never posting to Free Republic ever again so long as I live.

Don't worry...it was never all about you anyway!

/sarcasm

2,399 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:26 AM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus (The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.)
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To: cyborg

Me too.


2,400 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:26 AM PDT by maggief (No 'luffs)
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