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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: dawn53

Even worse, I cannot imagine how the conditions are in there.

Looks like it's starting now in NO, Shep reporting sustained winds of 70 mph. Roof off one of the buildings nearby.


381 posted on 08/29/2005 4:47:00 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: SlowBoat407
If they gather everyone in the center and their body heat rises fast enough, they could actually get a little hurricane going inside.

That may some of the recreational activities scheduled for the afternoon. It is going to get boring later in the day.

382 posted on 08/29/2005 4:47:26 AM PDT by myprecious
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To: NittanyLion

9,000 confirmed without power and AC in the Superdome. 3,000 without power in the Hyatt, windows now breaking at the hotel.


383 posted on 08/29/2005 4:47:58 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: WestCoastGal

I agree, WCG. I sent Fox News an email quite a long time back telling them that he was my favorite reporter, because he was direct, cool, and didn't hype or slant a story.

I think it is time to send them another note about his fine reporting, not to mention his calm in the face of danger.


384 posted on 08/29/2005 4:48:11 AM PDT by jacquej
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To: LadyPilgrim

Steve also spent many months reporting from Iraq - he has a wife & young children.


385 posted on 08/29/2005 4:48:18 AM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: DB; mhking
Even if NO escapes the big Bowl effect, the power lines could be down for WEEKS. I wouldn't want to suffer thru that.

sw

386 posted on 08/29/2005 4:48:36 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (God Save New Orleans)
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To: WestCoastGal

Do you all remember Harrigan's reports from Afghanistan with the Northern Alliance at the start of the Iraq war?

He apparently has no fear.

........

Where I come from it's called stupidity. even fighter jet pilots, astronauts and professional race car drivers say if you lack fear YOU WILL get harmed due to carelessness and likely die.


387 posted on 08/29/2005 4:48:47 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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To: SlowBoat407
On Intellicast Radar at 6:37 am this morning it appears the eye was passing over the Mississippi River.

Port Sulphur was on the Northwest side, Venice was on the Southeast side.

388 posted on 08/29/2005 4:48:56 AM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
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To: dawn53

As someone wisely said yesterday, evacuate you can always go back later. If you stay you have no choice later.


389 posted on 08/29/2005 4:49:19 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: NautiNurse; All

Has anyone come with one of those nitfy FR java applets that will auto refresh for me on live threads?


390 posted on 08/29/2005 4:49:20 AM PDT by benjaminjjones
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I've collected some screenshots at the album link below. I have a shot from the "Parade Cam" on St. Charles 1 minute before the camera was lost. It's the last in the album right now. I will be adding more pics to this album.

Hurricane Katrina Screenshot Album
391 posted on 08/29/2005 4:49:22 AM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: mhking
Not to hear some of the whiners here tell it -- who most likely would have been part of the whiners yesterday berating the mayor for not ordering the evacuation sooner.

You're doing some pretty solid whining yourself right about now.

;-)

392 posted on 08/29/2005 4:49:33 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: WestCoastGal

Great reporting by Steve...


393 posted on 08/29/2005 4:49:36 AM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: justa-hairyape

Re: "The caller stated that you can have two systems develop at opposites sides of the stadium. When they meet a lighting bolt can occur if charge is opposite."

That's why I never wear tinfoil over my head in domes... Don't want to be a lightning magnet...};^b)


394 posted on 08/29/2005 4:49:38 AM PDT by sonofatpatcher2 (Texas, Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: beyond the sea

the insults are not necessary; i made an observation.


395 posted on 08/29/2005 4:50:13 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: jacquej
Don't get me wrong...Steve Harrigan is one of my favs.

I simply don't think he needs to be standing out in this stuff....with flying glass, etc.

396 posted on 08/29/2005 4:50:45 AM PDT by Guenevere (God bless our military!...and God bless the President of the United States!)
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To: jacquej

Thanks, good idea.

I will do the same.

He brought us the story as it was happening. If men like that don't go out there we would never know the real story.


397 posted on 08/29/2005 4:50:57 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: mhking

more than once you did..........


398 posted on 08/29/2005 4:51:01 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: NautiNurse
I grew up in Florida, and I remember going through three or more hurricanes, luckily none of them direct hits on me.

I remember that my Mom was really scared of them, so we would go to a big hotel in downtown St Petersburg to ride them out.

I can remember seeing the plate glass windows in the lobby 'breathing' and stretching from the pressure, and seeing loose objects like metal trash cans, stop signs etc flying by.

Somehow our home escaped major damage each time. Of course the house was made of concrete and (real) stucco, with a heavy tile roof.

May God protect those people in NO and nearby regions who are unable to leave or are simply unaware of the magnitude of this thing. And thanks for the great threads!

400 posted on 08/29/2005 4:51:47 AM PDT by Sender (Team Infidel USA)
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