Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricne Katrina is sending many people inland and is currently category 4 strenth it is expected to hit New orleans of Category 4 with winds to more than 200kmh.
Something interesting to keep eye on since weather is abit blah here this week although sunhine is nice.
here's a video link and storm watch link.
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http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11965-4706402-56,00.html
http://www.hewsweb.org/storms/
Something interesting to keep eye on since weather is abit blah here this week although sunhine is nice.
here's a video link and storm watch link.
cheers
JASON.
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11965-4706402-56,00.html
http://www.hewsweb.org/storms/
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I notice storm track have set up a whole discussion board on Katrina.
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/viewfor ... 99f4faf02e
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/viewfor ... 99f4faf02e
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Latest report is 902 mb pressure !
CAT 5 now!, 175mph sustained winds!...it will be another Camille!
NWS STATEMENT
...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...
.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BEKILLED.
check out sat loop at :
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
CAT 5 now!, 175mph sustained winds!...it will be another Camille!
NWS STATEMENT
...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...
.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BEKILLED.
check out sat loop at :
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS ... klix.shtml
for rain radar, showing the eye
a bouy getting hamered already:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php? ... wdpr&uom=E
quick scat:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.php?station=42001
for rain radar, showing the eye
a bouy getting hamered already:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php? ... wdpr&uom=E
quick scat:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.php?station=42001
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Re: Hurricane Katrina!!!!
Not even close jason, just gusting to about 110km/h thereJasestrm wrote:Hit is expected to hit New orleans of Category 4 with winds to more than 200kmh.
Which is still very strong!
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south shores weather station, Grand Isle
already 110mm of rain recorded today
south shores weather station, Grand Isle
already 110mm of rain recorded today
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Metars from Boothville, on the coast south of New Orleans.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KBVE.html
and New Orleans Airport
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KNEW.html
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KBVE.html
and New Orleans Airport
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KNEW.html
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0500 ------(Z) 80.8(V)/-----(Z) 80°(Q)/084(Q)/096/0.00"
0400 ------(Z) 79.5(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/074(Q)/082/0.00"
0300 ------(Z) 81.3(V)/-----(Z) 70°(V)/073(V)/081/0.00"
0200 ------(Z) 80.8(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/069(Q)/090/0.00"
0100 ------(Z) 82.4(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/066(Q)/071/0.00"
0000 ------(Z) 82.4(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/058(Q)/063/0.00"
2300 ------(Z) 81.5(V)/-----(Z) 50°(V)/044(V)/049/0.00"
2200 ------(Z) 82.6(V)/-----(Z) 60°(V)/044(V)/048/0.00"
2100 ------(Z) 77.9(V)/-----(Z) 50°(V)/032(V)/036/0.00"
2000 ------(Z) 81.5(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/048(Q)/053/0.00"
1900 ------(Z) 83.1(V)/-----(Z) 70°(Q)/045(Q)/049/0.00"
1800 ------(Z) 80.8(V)/-----(Z) 80°(Q)/038(Q)/045/0.00"
1700 ------(Z) 86.0(V)/-----(Z) 70°(Q)/046(Q)/049/0.00"
thats 84 mph winds, latest report
via
http://www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mesonet/
0400 ------(Z) 79.5(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/074(Q)/082/0.00"
0300 ------(Z) 81.3(V)/-----(Z) 70°(V)/073(V)/081/0.00"
0200 ------(Z) 80.8(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/069(Q)/090/0.00"
0100 ------(Z) 82.4(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/066(Q)/071/0.00"
0000 ------(Z) 82.4(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/058(Q)/063/0.00"
2300 ------(Z) 81.5(V)/-----(Z) 50°(V)/044(V)/049/0.00"
2200 ------(Z) 82.6(V)/-----(Z) 60°(V)/044(V)/048/0.00"
2100 ------(Z) 77.9(V)/-----(Z) 50°(V)/032(V)/036/0.00"
2000 ------(Z) 81.5(V)/-----(Z) 60°(Q)/048(Q)/053/0.00"
1900 ------(Z) 83.1(V)/-----(Z) 70°(Q)/045(Q)/049/0.00"
1800 ------(Z) 80.8(V)/-----(Z) 80°(Q)/038(Q)/045/0.00"
1700 ------(Z) 86.0(V)/-----(Z) 70°(Q)/046(Q)/049/0.00"
thats 84 mph winds, latest report
via
http://www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mesonet/
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Re: Hurricane Katrina!!!!
quite right with that figure there Jason.Foggy Hamilton wrote:Not even close jason, just gusting to about 110km/h thereJasestrm wrote:Hit is expected to hit New orleans of Category 4 with winds to more than 200kmh.
Which is still very strong!
Maximum gust reported by chasers is 106 KT, pressure is still rising and is now 917 hPa. storm is weakening.Air Force recon has been investigating Katrina this morning and has
reported some mechanical problems which has prevented making a
complete assessment of the intensity in the northeast quadrant.
However...flight-level winds of 132-134 kt have been reported in
the southeast quadrant...while NOAA Doppler radar velocities from
WFO Slidell exceeding 123 kt have been observed in the northeast
quadrant between 12000-16000 ft. These wind values would support at
least 125 kt surface winds. Although the central pressure has
continued to increase and is now 915 mb...this would usually
support about 145 kt surface. The initial intensity of 130 kt is a
blend of these values.
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