Here we go again...

[MiRi]

I am okay. We got the eye. Not fun, but we made it.

 

[Woody13]

All you people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama keep a close eye on Katrina and be sure to play it safe. If you live in a low lying area make sure you have an area of higher ground to which you can evacuate. Stay safe!

 

[Woody13]

I am okay. We got the eye. Not fun, but we made it.

I know how you feel. These storms are never like picnics. Glad to hear that you made it OK! :wave:

 

[MKCP 1985]

Latest Update from the national hurricane center (4 P.M. C.S.T. on Saturday, August 27):

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WTNT32 KNHC 272032
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

...KATRINA RE-ORGANIZING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE HURRICANE WATCH IS EXTENDED WESTWARD TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA AND EASTWARD TO THE FLORIDA-ALABAMA
BORDER. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER.

A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. INTERESTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KATRINA.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR
THE FLORIDA KEYS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 240
MILES WEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
KATRINA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR
SUNDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 160 MILES...260 KM. NOAA BUOY 42003 LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE
CENTER RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 46 MPH WITH A GUST TO
58 MPH.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE NOAA AIRCRAFT IS
945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF FLORIDA SHOULD
SUBSIDE TODAY.

KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES OVER WESTERN CUBA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. HEAVY RAINS FROM KATRINA
SHOULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY EVENING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS
OF 15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...24.6 N... 85.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 945 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN

 

[pinkrose]

...dangerous Hurricane Katrina Threatens The North Central Gulf
Coast...a Hurricane Warning Issued...

At 10 Pm Cdt...0300z...a Hurricane Warning Has Been Issued For The
North Central Gulf Coast From Morgan City Louisiana Eastward To The
Alabama/florida Border...including The City Of New Orleans And Lake
Pontchartrain. A Hurricane Warning Means That Hurricane Conditions
Are Expected Within The Warning Area Within The Next 24 Hours.
Preparations To Protect Life And Property Should Be Rushed To
Completion.

Also At 10 Pm Cdt...0300z...a Tropical Storm Warning And A Hurricane
Watch Have Been Issued From The Alabama/florida Border Eastward To
Destin Florida...and From West Of Morgan City To Intracoastal City
Louisiana. A Tropical Storm Warning Means That Tropical Storm
Conditions Are Expected Within The Warning Area Within The Next 24
Hours. A Hurricane Watch Means That Hurricane Conditions Are
Possible Within The Watch Area...generally Within 36 Hours.

At 10 Pm Cdt...0300z...the Center Of Hurricane Katrina Was Located
By An Air Force Reconnaissance Plane Near Latitude 25.0
North...longitude 86.2 West Or About 335 Miles South-southeast Of
The Mouth Of The Mississippi River.

Repeating The 10 Pm Cdt Position...25.0 N... 86.2 W. Movement
Toward...west-northwest Near 7 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...115
Mph. Minimum Central Pressure... 939 Mb.
_________________

 

[LouDisney]

My prayers are with everyone in the path of this storm. Especially those in New Orleans, my second home. I have friends there, talked to one of them this evening, she was getting ready to leave.

 

[pinkrose]

Katrina A Cat 4!!! Cat 5 Possible Tomorrow!

Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 135 Mph With Higher Gusts.
Katrina Is A Dangeroud Categopry Four Hurricane On The Saffir-simpson Scale.
Strengthening Is Forecast During The Next 24 Hours...and Katrina
Could Become A Category Five Hurricane On Sund

 

[Figment1986]

http://www.hurricanealley.net/Storms/12L.html

good site to use for tracking... just be careful of bandwith useage...

This is not good.. New Orleans is an old town.. not built to withstand a cat 5 hit... no matter where land fall is there will be massive flooding.. Stay safe eveyone in this path....

 

[Ringo8n24]

It is looking really bad for us here. The casinos are in shutdown mode. I went back to WalMart a few minutes ago because I feel like I do not have enough supplies and plus I cannot sleep. It was packed in there even at this hour. This could potentially be another Camille and from what my parents told me after Camille people went weeks without water to take a bath, drink, wash clothes, no ice, no fuel, etc. I was not born yet for Camille so I keep wondering if I have enough supplies to keep my 3 year old and my dog ok and comfortable. I have the laptop from the office so I can stay on these boards as long as I can through this tomorrow and Monday. I heard this storm will be bringing lots of lightening with it. I hate lightening. Gosh, February can not come soon enough. I will definitely be trying to think about our vacation soon so I will need the diversion of these boards.

 

[pinkrose]

068
Wtnt62 Knhc 281117
Tcuat2
Hurricane Katrina Tropical Cyclone Update
Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl
615 Am Cdt Sun Aug 28 2005

...katrina Now A Category Five Hurricane With 160 Mph Winds...

...at About 605 Am Cdt... 1105z... An Air Force Reconnaissance
Aircraft Reported That Maximum Sustained Winds In Hurricane Katrina
Have Increased To Near 160 Mph. Katrina Is Now An Extremely
Dangerous Category Five Hurricane On The Saffir-simpson Hurricane
Scale.

 

[pinkrose]

It is looking really bad for us here. The casinos are in shutdown mode. I went back to WalMart a few minutes ago because I feel like I do not have enough supplies and plus I cannot sleep. It was packed in there even at this hour. This could potentially be another Camille and from what my parents told me after Camille people went weeks without water to take a bath, drink, wash clothes, no ice, no fuel, etc. I was not born yet for Camille so I keep wondering if I have enough supplies to keep my 3 year old and my dog ok and comfortable. I have the laptop from the office so I can stay on these boards as long as I can through this tomorrow and Monday. I heard this storm will be bringing lots of lightening with it. I hate lightening. Gosh, February can not come soon enough. I will definitely be trying to think about our vacation soon so I will need the diversion of these boards.

You need to get off the coast. Now is the time to leave! Please do not stay. This is a monster out there and is still going through a RIC.

 

[Ringo8n24]

You need to get off the coast. Now is the time to leave! Please do not stay. This is a monster out there and is still going through a RIC.

I think it is too late now. We never expected it to get this bad. Since my husband and I are both in the gaming industry, we worked until last night starting at early yesterday morning to get our jobs wrapped up so we have not been able to lock down anything here at the house. Of course after this, we may not have jobs especially me. We are going to have Hard Rock memorabilia in people's front yards. My husband has been in a line at Lowe's since four this morning to get a generator and he is just walking in the door so I have been waiting on him to help me. We are supposed to get squalls by lunch time. Hopefully since our house made it through Camille, we will be ok for this one. I think we all need a lot of prayers right now, especially New Orleans. That is like a part of our city since we are less than an hour away. My husband told me last night we should catch a flight out to WDW this morning before they discontinue them out of here. I am starting to think it would have been a good idea.

 

[pinkrose]

I think it is too late now. We never expected it to get this bad. Since my husband and I are both in the gaming industry, we worked until last night starting at early yesterday morning to get our jobs wrapped up so we have not been able to lock down anything here at the house. Of course after this, we may not have jobs especially me. We are going to have Hard Rock memorabilia in people's front yards. My husband has been in a line at Lowe's since four this morning to get a generator and he is just walking in the door so I have been waiting on him to help me. We are supposed to get squalls by lunch time. Hopefully since our house made it through Camille, we will be ok for this one. I think we all need a lot of prayers right now, especially New Orleans. That is like a part of our city since we are less than an hour away. My husband told me last night we should catch a flight out to WDW this morning before they discontinue them out of here. I am starting to think it would have been a good idea.

You still have time to get out... Tie things down quickly and go.

You guys will be in my prayers (as is everyone in the path of the storm). Unless the path sifts east a little, we won't get it quiet as bad as they first thought. Stay safe!

 

[pinkrose]

 

[Tim G]

Category 5 Katrina Bears Down On New Orleans

President Makes Emergency Declaration For Louisiana



UPDATED: 8:41 am EDT August 28, 2005


NEW ORLEANS -- Hurricane Katrina has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm and appears to be headed for landfall close to New Orleans early Monday morninG.

The storm had wind speeds of 160 mph Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. It could produce storm surge flooding of up to 25 feet, with even higher waves, as much as 15 inches of rain, and tornadoes.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said forecasters fear it's the storm that the people of his city have long worried could hit, with storm surges that could reach 25 feet, swamping the levee system meant to protect the low-lying Louisiana city.

This is not a test. This is the real deal, Nagin said.

The head of Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish has been pleading with local residents there to leave and not try to ride out the storm.

One measure of his seriousness: He said he doesn't have enough body bags to handle a major disaster.

 

[Tim G]

God Help them

 

[pinkrose]

Corrus!!! :wave:


Man. evac. for Mobile, Al now.

 

[Tim G]

I'm getting fed up with those hurricanes and typhoon, storms... AARRGGHH!!

Just had my portion the last weeks in Tokyo... and now seeing THIS!!!

 

[pinkrose]

I'm getting fed up with those hurricanes and typhoon, storms... AARRGGHH!!

Just had my portion the last weeks in Tokyo... and now seeing THIS!!!

It's awful! They are still saying they think it will drop down to a cat. 4 at landfall (still bad, and of course, they don't know for sure). I hope that everyone in NO, the MS coast and AL coast get out!

 

[SpongeScott]

I think it is too late now.

GO!!

NOW!!!