Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Thousands may be dead in New Orleans, Gov. orders mostly-flooded city abandoned as crisis deepens; It may be months before residents return; Thousands of evacuees to go from Superdome to Astrodome; Miss. search-and-rescue effort continues amid death toll above 100, debris; Navy ships sent to region; Survivor tales
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Governor evacuates flooded New Orleans, tens-of-thousands remain in Superdome; Katrina kills at least 100 along Gulf Coast; Dozens die at Biloxi beach apartment; Water rushes into New Orleans streets; Almost 3 million without power; Widespread damage in La., Miss., Ala.; Major flooding, damage in New Orleans, Mobile, St. Bernard Parish, Gulfport; TV stations taken off air
Governor Evacuates Flooded New Orleans; 100 Dead In Miss.: Rescuers pushed aside the dead to reach the living in a race against time and rising waters … Broken levees fix fails after water pours from Lake Pontchartrain into streets of New Orleans — now almost completely flooded. Estimated 3,000 rooftop rescues by Tuesday; Death toll at 100 in one Miss. county … Updates from WWL-TV 4, New Orleans and NOLA.com Weblog … N.O. Mayor: Hundreds, if not thousands, of people may still be stuck on roofs, in attics | Dozens die at Biloxi, Miss., beach apartment | Mayor of Biloxi: “This is our tsunami” | Looting begins | At least 40,000 homes reportedly flooded in St. Bernard Parish, east of New Orleans | Almost 3 million without power, 900,000 in Miss. | Katrina’s storm total rainfall amounts through 1 p.m. Tuesday
Entire New Orleans neighborhoods are under water up to rooflines; Downtown Mobile is flooded; boats have crashed into buildings; A shelter to thousands, Superdome suffers damage; Major roof damage reported in Gulfport, Miss.; Storm surge recorded at 22 feet in Bay St. Louis; Power to downtown New Orleans may not be restored for months. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones…
Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds at 6:10 a.m. Monday CDT near Buras, Miss. [map], and again as a Cat. 3 with 125 mph winds at 10 a.m. CDT on the La./Miss. border.
 Weather/Webcam Images: Credit: GOES 12 Satellite, NASA, NOAA. Katrina on Sunday. Large version, details
Excellent MSNBC image slideshow (Opens new window) 2 | Miami images | Real-time & archived satellite imagery | Storm radar | Regional radar | NWS radar, loop, 24 hr. storm precipitation totals | hurricane tracker | Current watches/warnings map | New Orleans weather/cams | Mobile | Jackson | Birmingham | Memphis | Nashville | Other cities | More images in the red box (right) and in the post below…
TV Stations Taken Off Air … From Biloxi: “WLOX-TV 13 has suffered roof damage due to the high winds of Hurricane Katrina. Some parts of the building have one foot of standing water due to the leaking roof.” … But, it later resumes broadcasting … From Mobile: “WPMI NBC 15 is temporarily off the air. We were broadcasting on generator power, but a lightning hit took us off the air.”
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. New Orleans 2. Mobile 3. Jackson 4. Birmingham 5. Atlanta … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
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Monday, August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana with 140 mph winds, moves just east of New Orleans; Superdome roof ripped as Katrina slams New Orleans; 3 die in evacuation; Mandatory evacuation called for N.O. for first time in city’s history
 Category 4 Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall: Katrina comes ashore at 6:10 a.m. CDT near Grande Isle, La. Superdome roof ripped as Katrina slams New Orleans | Other damage reports | First-ever mandatory evacuation | Coverage from MSNBC WDSU Nola.com Al.com USA Today Latest stories | NHC: Katrina, a Cat. 4 with 140 mph maximum sustained winds is expected to bring a storm surge 18 to 22 feet above normal and local storm surge flooding as high as 28 feet and 5-10 inches of rain/isolated 15 inches. The worst is expected east of New Orleans into Mississippi and Alabama | Detailed text warnings Images: NWS radar, loop, storm precip. 1 & 2 | Satellite | loop | IR satellite | loop | Interactive | hurricane tracker | Watches/warnings map & zoom | Webcams: NOLA Parade Cam | Quarter Cam | River Cam | New Orleans weather/cams | Mobile | Jackson | Other cities
Streaming Video Of Live Coverage: WWL-TV 4, New Orleans stream … direct link to player | WSDU-TV 6, New Orleans … direct link | WLOX-TV 13, Biloxi, MS stream | WPMI-TV 15, Mobile, AL stream | WKRG-TV 5, Mobile, AL stream | WJTV-TV 12, Jackson, MS stream | Weather Plus WTVJ-TV 6, Miami | Subscription Video Feeds: HurricaneNow.com | Hurricane LiveNet.com … Thanks Jerry Slegh of Prairie City, IA | Near-Live Reports: AccuWeather | Weather.com | Live Audio: WTIX-AM 690, New Orleans | WPMI-AM 710, Mobile | WJBO-AM 1150, Baton Rouge, LA | Streaming radio stations across the U.S. (look for lightning bolts; news/talk best bet)
 Help Storm Victims: FEMA | American Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW | Catholic Charities | Salvation Army
Track Katrina: Katrina’s forecast track, track models, and advisory (latest data/images also in red box) | Interactive tracker | Local weather observations: NO, Biloxi, Mobile
NOAA Satellite Images: From 6:45 p.m. CDT Sunday and 5:45 a.m. CDT Monday. Links to large, live versions…
Other Images: New Orleans traffic info and cams | WWL-TV 4 traffic cams | Viewer images from S. Florida
Blog Coverage: WKRG-TV 5, Mobile storm watch blog | WPMI-TV 15, Mobile weather blog | WMBB-TV 13 storm blog | CapitalWeather.com | Central Florida Hurricane Center | Weather.com Blog | Hurricanetrack.com | Moreweather.com | WX-MAN’s Perspective | WeatherBlog | Report for WeatherBug Backyard | Message Boards: Eastern U.S. Weather Forum | TalkWeather.com | Storm2K | Weather.com Forum
Dire warning posted on the National Weather Service warnings page Sunday morning.
School, Other Closings In La., Ala.: From WDSU-TV 6 and WWL-TV 4 school closings and other cancellations. These links are also posted in our New Orleans page (lower right column) | WKRG-TV 5, Mobile closings | WMBB-TV 13, Mobile closings | WPMI-TV 15, Mobile closings
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. New Orleans 2. Mobile 3. Panama City 4. Shreveport 5. Lafayette … and on Saturday: 1. New Orleans 2. Key West 3. Mobile 4. Miami 5. Dallas/Fort Worth … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
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Saturday, August 27, 2005
Bush declares state of emergency for La., Coast evacuates as Hurricane Katrina aims for New Orleans; Katrina to strike Gulf Coast as major hurricane; Floridians wait for food after storm hits; Sighs of relief in Homestead despite major flooding from Katrina; Weather Channel’s emotional climate; It’s Mars Hoax Day!; 3D International Space Station
Katrina To Strike As Major Hurricane, Takes Aim At New Orleans: Bush declares state of emergency for La., Coast evacuates | Coverage from Nola.com, Al.com and MSNBC | Hurricane Katrina, now a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds, is expected to strengthen to a Cat. 4 or possibly a 5 with winds above 155 mph by the time it hits the Gulf Coast somewhere in or just east of the New Orleans area by early Monday. A direct hit on New Orleans would almost certainly bring a storm surge of 15 to 18 feet and catastrophic damage… | New Orleans nervously watches Katrina’s progress | Katrina’s forecast track and track models | Warnings map | Latest stories | Viewer images from S. Florida | New Orleans weather/webcam images
Floridians wait for food after storm hits
Sighs of relief in Homestead despite major flooding from Katrina
Help Storm Victims: American Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW | FEMA | Catholic Charities | Salvation Army
Weather Channel’s emotional climate
Space News: It’s Mars Hoax Day!
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Get your 3D glasses out … 3D International Space Station
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. Key West 2. Miami 3. Cape Coral/Ft. Myers 4. Tampa 5. Orlando … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
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Friday, August 26, 2005
Hurricane Katrina slams South Florida, leaving 6 dead, flooding rainfall, storm damage; More than 1.3 million customers lost power
Flooding, Damage As Katrina Slams S. Florida: South Florida cleans up after Katrina; 6 confirmed dead (Many resources/images inside story, including interactive hurricane tracker): Widespread flooding and storm damage reported. The National Hurricane Center calls it a “significant heavy rainfall event.” | WTVJ-TV 6 live video stream | Submit/view images of Katrina | MSNBC coverage | Storm total precipitation | Radar | Warnings | Track | Latest stories | More below and in red box
Live Streaming Video: WTVJ-TV 6, Miami (NBC) video stream and NBC Weather Plus stream (look for Weather Plus icon) | WFOR-TV, Miami (CBS) | Weather Plus: WESH-TV 2, Orlando | Live Audio: WIOD-AM 610, Miami | Streaming radio stations across the U.S. (look for lightning bolts; news/talk best bet) | Latest Data: Map of weather watches and warnings, latest data and track, which shows that Katrina is expected to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico, hitting the Gulf Coast — likely somewhere between Louisiana and Florida’s Panhandle — as a major hurricane by Monday. Get the latest updated info and images in the red box to the right…
Live Images: Storm total precipitation through 5:34 p.m. EDT Friday (links to large, updated image):
Other Live Images: NWS S. Florida radar, zoom … animated loop and storm total precipitation | Intellicast storm radar summary | Wunderground regional radar | Visible satellite and loop | IR satellite and loop | Interactive satellite image and hurricane tracker | 24-hour rainfall amounts | Weather/webcams for Miami, West Palm Beach, Cape Coral/Ft. Myers, Key West, and Panhandle. Other cities here
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. Miami 2. West Palm Beach 3. Orlando 4. Key West 5. Tampa … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
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Thursday, August 25, 2005
2 dead, more than 1 million without power as Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in S. Florida; Flooding biggest threat; Crude oil rises to $68; Katrina won’t stop MTV VMA parties; WeatherBug supports NWS with live, neighborhood-level data for hurricane season; Heat, loss of lines force rolling blackouts affecting 500,000 in S. Calif; Kansas, Arizona flooding; Europe flood chaos; Weather forecasts being improved; 57 survive Peruvian jungle plane crash; Study ranks Canadian weather winners; Minor quake in N.C.; Nice aurora pic
Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall; Flooding Biggest Threat: 2 dead as Hurricane Katrina slams S. Florida with 80 mph winds, leaves more than a million customers without power (Many resources and images inside story, including interactive hurricane tracker) | MSNBC story … 11 p.m. EDT Thur. Update: Katrina, now 20 miles NW of Homestead, made landfall at about 7 p.m. EDT between Hallandale Beach and N. Miami Beach as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph maximum sustained winds. Port Everglades reported wind gusts to 92 mph. Katrina is moving southwest at 8 mph (Latest data in red box). | Latest Katrina news
Live Streaming Video: WTVJ-TV 6, Miami (NBC) video stream and NBC Weather Plus stream (look for Weather Plus icon) | WFOR-TV, Miami (CBS) | WPBF-TV 25, West Palm Beach | Weather Plus: WESH-TV 2, Orlando | Live Audio: WIOD-AM 610, Miami | Streaming radio stations across the U.S. (look for lightning bolts; news/talk best bet) | Latest Data: Map of weather watches and warnings, latest data and track, which shows that this is expected to redevelop into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, affecting the Gulf Coast — likely Florida’s Panhandle — by early Monday. Get the latest updated info and images in the red box to the right…
 Live Images: NWS S. Florida radar … animated loop and storm total precipitation | Intellicast storm radar summary | Wunderground regional radar | Visible satellite and loop | IR satellite and loop | Interactive satellite image and hurricane tracker | 24-hour rainfall amounts | Weather/webcams for Miami, West Palm Beach, Cape Coral/Fort Myers, Orlando/C. Fla., Tampa, Key West, and the Panhandle . Other cities here
Blog Coverage: Central Florida Hurricane Center | CapitalWeather.com | Hurricanetrack.com | Moreweather.com | WX-MAN’s Perspective | WeatherBlog | Report for WeatherBug Backyard | Message Boards: Eastern U.S. Weather Forum | TalkWeather.com | Storm2K | Weather.com Forum
 Related News: Crude oil rises to $68 as storm threatens Gulf of Mexico output
Katrina won’t stop MTV VMA parties
WeatherBug(R) supports National Weather Service with live, neighborhood level data for Katrina/hurricane season
Other Weather News: Sweltering late-summer heat and the loss of key transmission lines Thursday forced power officials in Southern California to impose rolling blackouts, leaving as many as half a million people without power for an hour at a time, officials said. Full story
Big storms, heavy rain prompts flash flood warnings in southeastern Kansas overnight
Heavy rains cause havoc in southern Arizona
Europe struggles amid flood chaos
Weather forecasts being improved with added data
57 survive plane crash in Peruvian jungle believed to be caused by wind shear
New study ranks Canadian weather winners
Minor earthquake reported in western N.C. … Quake wire in left column of this page
Nice aurora image at SpaceWeather.com
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. Miami 2. West Palm Beach 3. Orlando 4. Kansas City 5. Wichita … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Tropical Storm Katrina heads for Florida; Hurricane Katrina?: Meteorologists say storm could become hurricane by landfall; Tropical storm Jose hits Mexico, loses power; President OKs disaster aid for tornado damage in Wyo.; Funnel cloud forms near Kennedy Space Center; New radar system developed to monitor space weather
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Tropical Storm Jose Forms Off Coast Of Mexico; Mexican insurers: Hurricane Emily claims total $200 million in Mexico; Better technology credited with fewer tornado deaths; Death toll still low from tornadoes; Wright, Wyo. sits in ‘black hole’ of Doppler radar coverage; Withering in drought; Report: Pilot ignored weather warnings; Aurora alert; M4.5 quake shakes Rome, coastal towns
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Monday, August 22, 2005
Wisc. tornado damage estimate climbs to $21 million in Dane County; Cleanup continues after 2 tornadoes hit parts of SW Ontario; Large tropical wave near Africa could build; Lightning strikes leave 19,000 in Mich. without power; Tornadoes, flash floods hit NE Ohio; Storms bring fresh flooding concerns to Colo.; Mt. St. Helens quakes; Shuttle back home after Calif. detour
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