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Hurricane Katrina (pg. 4)
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Some say that at peak strength, this hurricane, could qualify as a category 6 if there was one.
This hurricane is also bigger and stronger than Andrew. |
Those people are obviously uneducated. Its the tornado (F0-F5) that technically can go higher. Gusts do not count in the ranking of a hurricane. Only sustained winds do.. it it is barely a cat 5 right now.
read this:
Tropical Storm
Winds 39-73 mph
Category 1 Hurricane — winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt)
No real damage to buildings. Damage to unanchored mobile homes. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal flooding and minor pier damage.
- Examples: Irene 1999 and Allison 1995
Category 2 Hurricane — winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt)
Some damage to building roofs, doors and windows. Considerable damage to mobile homes. Flooding damages piers and small craft in unprotected moorings may break their moorings. Some trees blown down.
- Examples: Bonnie 1998, Georges(FL & LA) 1998 and Gloria 1985
Category 3 Hurricane — winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt)
Some structural damage to small residences and utility buildings. Large trees blown down. Mobile homes and poorly built signs destroyed. Flooding near the coast destroys smaller structures with larger structures damaged by floating debris. Terrain may be flooded well inland.
- Examples: Keith 2000, Fran 1996, Opal 1995, Alicia 1983 and Betsy 1965
Category 4 Hurricane — winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt)
More extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof structure failure on small residences. Major erosion of beach areas. Terrain may be flooded well inland.
- Examples: Hugo 1989 and Donna 1960
Category 5 Hurricane — winds 156 mph and up (135+ kt)
Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. Flooding causes major damage to lower floors of all structures near the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas may be required.
- Examples: Andrew(FL) 1992, Camille 1969 and Labor Day 1935 |
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| DiMethGuy |
| it's pretty funny to see all these wanna be metereologists come out of the wood work...:rolleyes: |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by DiMethGuy
it's pretty funny to see all these wanna be metereologists come out of the wood work...:rolleyes: |
If you are refering to me, I am a meteorologist. BS in meteorology from Northern Illinois University 04, going for masters at univeristy of Illinois in GIS and atmospheric sciences. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
Those people are obviously uneducated. Its the tornado (F0-F5) that technically can go higher. Gusts do not count in the ranking of a hurricane. Only sustained winds do.. it it is barely a cat 5 right now.
read this:
Tropical Storm
Winds 39-73 mph
Category 1 Hurricane — winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt)
No real damage to buildings. Damage to unanchored mobile homes. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal flooding and minor pier damage.
- Examples: Irene 1999 and Allison 1995
Category 2 Hurricane — winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt)
Some damage to building roofs, doors and windows. Considerable damage to mobile homes. Flooding damages piers and small craft in unprotected moorings may break their moorings. Some trees blown down.
- Examples: Bonnie 1998, Georges(FL & LA) 1998 and Gloria 1985
Category 3 Hurricane — winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt)
Some structural damage to small residences and utility buildings. Large trees blown down. Mobile homes and poorly built signs destroyed. Flooding near the coast destroys smaller structures with larger structures damaged by floating debris. Terrain may be flooded well inland.
- Examples: Keith 2000, Fran 1996, Opal 1995, Alicia 1983 and Betsy 1965
Category 4 Hurricane — winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt)
More extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof structure failure on small residences. Major erosion of beach areas. Terrain may be flooded well inland.
- Examples: Hugo 1989 and Donna 1960
Category 5 Hurricane — winds 156 mph and up (135+ kt)
Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. Flooding causes major damage to lower floors of all structures near the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas may be required.
- Examples: Andrew(FL) 1992, Camille 1969 and Labor Day 1935 |
y do u know so much about weather?:nervous: |
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| VERTiG0 |
THIS JUST IN
Urgent Weather Message from NWS New Orleans
WWUS74 KLIX 281550NPWLIXURGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
732 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
HURRICANE KATRINAA MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HULK HOGAN OF WWE. MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR YEARS...PERHAPS LONGER. ATLEAST ONE HALF OF ALL STONE HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES FULL OF RATS AND HOMELESS CORPSES.THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.PARTIALY DUE TO BEING CLOGGED WITH THE DEAD BODIES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AND RED CROSS WORKERS. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED AND THEN BUILT BACK UP AND DESTORYED ONCE MORE.
CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN COMPLETE DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND TOILET FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...AAND THEN FALL OVER LIKE THAT FAT GUY IN THE POPEYE MOVIE. WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS ENTIRE MALLS AND CHURCH STEEPLES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED AT LEAST 9 MILLION MILES TO PROBABLY THE MOON. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATEADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS... OLD PEOPLE.. AND THEIR HEAVY SHOES AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK. POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR YEARS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE UPROOTED AND SENT TO CALIFORNIA AND TRANSFORMERS AND DECEPTICONS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS. THIS IS LIKE A MILLION WOODSTOCKS!!!! THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING
BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED EVEN ALL THE WAY UP TO KENTUCKY. AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE.. DID ANYONE EVER SEE THAT MOVIE WHERE THE BLOCK GUY STOPPED A SEMI AND IT FOLDED ALL AROUND HIM? IT WILL BE JUST LIKE THAT
PLEASE DONT GO SURFING IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, IT MAY CAUSE THE HURRICANE TO GO TOWARDS YOU
PLEASE POST ALL OF YOU WITTY ANTIDOTES AND FACTS THAT YOU JUST PULLED FROM SOME S WIKIPEDIA ENTRY ABOUT HOW THE SUPERDOME IS GOING TO CRACK FRMO ITS FOUNDATIONS AND ROLL AROUND LIKE THAT KATAMARI DEMOCA. HOWEVER YOU SPELL IT
OH GOD THE HUMANITY
.ARECERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTUREOUTSIDE!LAZ038-040-050-056>070-282100-ASSUMPTION-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-7:32 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 |
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| DiMethGuy |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
THIS JUST IN
Urgent Weather Message from NWS New Orleans
WWUS74 KLIX 281550NPWLIXURGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
732 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
HURRICANE KATRINAA MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HULK HOGAN OF WWE. MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR YEARS...PERHAPS LONGER. ATLEAST ONE HALF OF ALL STONE HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES FULL OF RATS AND HOMELESS CORPSES.THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.PARTIALY DUE TO BEING CLOGGED WITH THE DEAD BODIES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AND RED CROSS WORKERS. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED AND THEN BUILT BACK UP AND DESTORYED ONCE MORE.
CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN COMPLETE DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND TOILET FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...AAND THEN FALL OVER LIKE THAT FAT GUY IN THE POPEYE MOVIE. WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS ENTIRE MALLS AND CHURCH STEEPLES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED AT LEAST 9 MILLION MILES TO PROBABLY THE MOON. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATEADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS... OLD PEOPLE.. AND THEIR HEAVY SHOES AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK. POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR YEARS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE UPROOTED AND SENT TO CALIFORNIA AND TRANSFORMERS AND DECEPTICONS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS. THIS IS LIKE A MILLION WOODSTOCKS!!!! THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING
BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED EVEN ALL THE WAY UP TO KENTUCKY. AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE.. DID ANYONE EVER SEE THAT MOVIE WHERE THE BLOCK GUY STOPPED A SEMI AND IT FOLDED ALL AROUND HIM? IT WILL BE JUST LIKE THAT
PLEASE DONT GO SURFING IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, IT MAY CAUSE THE HURRICANE TO GO TOWARDS YOU
PLEASE POST ALL OF YOU WITTY ANTIDOTES AND FACTS THAT YOU JUST PULLED FROM SOME S WIKIPEDIA ENTRY ABOUT HOW THE SUPERDOME IS GOING TO CRACK FRMO ITS FOUNDATIONS AND ROLL AROUND LIKE THAT KATAMARI DEMOCA. HOWEVER YOU SPELL IT
OH GOD THE HUMANITY
.ARECERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTUREOUTSIDE!LAZ038-040-050-056>070-282100-ASSUMPTION-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-7:32 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 |
typical Canadian ...go watch some Tom Green and piss off |
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| Vlad |
Well, at its peak, I believe it was recorded at 175mph, and if you look at the chart, the categories go up by 20 mph. :p
Anyway, you cant deny the fact that its bigger and stronger than Andrew. Im expecting this storm to easily do more damage than what happened in Florida.
I really feel bad for all the people who have houses, businesses out there and family out there. |
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| _Nut_ |
Bottom line on this storm:
From a scientific standpoint, it is fascinating. From a human standpoint, it is horrific. |
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| Snagglepulse |
| Here's hoping those in New Orleans will be alright. |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Snagglepulse
Here's hoping those in New Orleans will be alright. |
Sadly that wont happen...
Katrina should make landfall on Monday morning (around dawn) as a category 5 storm. The storm surge in a situation like this will be on the order of 20-25 feet in the 50 miles just to the east of where the eye makes landfall. There is a slight chance that Katrina will weaken slightly just prior to landfall and could be a strong category 4 storm. Comparable storms in this area include (cat 5 or strong cat 4) include Andrew in 1992 and Camille in 1969. Once inland, Katrina will move across the state of Mississippi and then move thru the Ohio Valley as she begins to veer in a northeasterly direction. Since the initial strength is so strong, Katrina will likely remain a hurricane until at least she is over northern Mississippi or Tennessee.
Finally, the societal/economic impact to New Orleans and other small towns in this path are devastating. As has been the case throughout the day, it looks like New Orleans will either take a direct hit or close to a direct hit from Katrina. Simply, all indications point to the fact that New Orleans will be a different city within 24 to 36 hours from now. |
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| Vlad |
| Right now, the winds are at 160 mph. |
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