Hurricane Katrina what is the latest?

[brettdale]

Hurricane Katrina, what is the latest?

[JohnLocke]

1. It's big, nasty, and heading straight for New Orleans (nt).

[NYC]

2. Look at this picture.

From what I can tell, it is still headed for New Orleans.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/gmex-ir4-loop.html

[spuddonna]

3. You can watch streaming here...

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_wwltv&props=livenoad

It's bad, still Cat 5, thousands sheltering at Superdome...

Update from hurricane trackers in about 15 min from right up inside the center...

[Ivote]

4. Here's a loop

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/gmex-ir4-loop.html

[Nitrogenica]

5. Couple hours away.

WWLTV.com N.O. is reporting the re-stregnthening of the storm as the inner eye wall is collapsing and being replaced by a stronger, larger eyewall. Also it is possible according to their report at 9:30 that N.O. may take a direct hit, based on recent motions of the storm. There is a chance it will hook to the east of N.O.. The storm's eye is now within their 300 mile doppler radar.

[eallen]

7. Just east of New Orleans is a very bad scenario.

That maximizes the storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain.

[Silverhair]

8. Just east also will tear hell out of the MS Gulf Coast. NT

[Endangered Specie]

6. its track takes it to go just east if not directly over downtown NO

its winds are 160 and will probably be that +- 15 mph at landfall.


pressure is 904mb (incredible)

its also 460miles in diameter