Hurricane Katrina (lists)
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[edit] Hurricane rank
| Top four most intense hurricanes since measurements began Hurricane intensity is measured solely by central pressure, source: NOAA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Atlantic | Landfall U.S. | ||||||
| Rank | Hurricane | Year | Pressure | Rank | Hurricane | Year | Pressure |
| 1 | Gilbert | 1988 | 888 mbar | 1 | Labor Day | 1935 | 892 mbar |
| 2 | Labor Day | 1935 | 892 mbar | 2 | Camille | 1969 | 909 mbar |
| 3 | Allen | 1980 | 899 mbar | 3 | Katrina | 2005 | 918 mbar |
| 4 | Katrina | 2005 | 902 mbar | 4 | Andrew | 1992 | 922 mbar |
| Based on data from: The Weather Channel | Based on data from: National Hurricane Center | ||||||
[edit] Death toll
| State | Location (county/parish) |
Deaths | Direct deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Broward | 6 | 3 |
| Miami-Dade | 4 | 3 | |
| Walton | 2 | 0 | |
| Louisiana | E. Baton Rouge | 3 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 200 | 5 | |
| Livingston | 1 | 1 | |
| Orleans | 100+ | 100 | |
| St. Bernard | 130 | 30 | |
| St. Landry | 1 | 0 | |
| St. Tammany | 4 | 9 | |
| Tangipahoa | 8 | 0? | |
| Mississippi | Adams | 2 | 2 |
| Forrest | 10 | 10 | |
| Harrison | 126 | 126 | |
| Hancock | 85 | 85 | |
| Hinds | 1 | 1 | |
| Jackson | 15 | 15 | |
| Jones | 6 | 6 | |
| Lauderdale | 1 | 1 | |
| Leake | 1 | 1 | |
| Pearl River | 17 | 17 | |
| Simpson | 1 | 1 | |
| Warren | 1 | 1 | |
| Alabama | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Georgia | Carroll | 2 | 1 |
| Kentucky | Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio | Jefferson | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 632+ | 411+ | |
| Number Missing | 6,600+ | ||
[edit] Live streaming local coverage
The status of the following news feeds is subject to change.
- 22 minute video from WLBT 3 (NBC) news helicopter, surveying damage over coastal MS from Gulfport to Biloxi. August 30, 2005, approx 4:00 p.m. Central.
- Message board thread from WWLTV.com's forums detailing webstreaming statuses of various Gulf Coast TV and radio stations - this list includes local scanner coverage of police, USCG, and amateur radio communications in the affected areas.
- DirectNIC's live webcam of downtown's Central Business District, looking East from 650 Poydras towards Camp St. blog A map is at krioni.100free.com/interdictor.html
| Station | Ntwk | Home City | Broadcast from | HTTP link | Status | as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct (mms:) Windows Media URL | ||||||
| Comments | ||||||
| WDSU-6 | NBC | N.O. | Jackson MS (WAPT), Orlando FL (WESH) | WMV | working | 2005/09/03T1334EDT |
| mms://a845.l1291238844.c12912.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/845/12912/v0001/reflector:38844 | ||||||
| WDSU anchors at WAPT and WESH; alternating orig; simulcasting MSNBC overnight; local simulcast on WPXL-49 New Orleans; channel 6 transmitter apparently flooded out | ||||||
| WWL-4 | CBS | N.O. | Baton Rouge LA (KLPB-PBS) | WMV WMA | working | 2005/09/03T1345EDT |
| mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv -- Backup WMV | ||||||
| broadcasting from transmitter; newsgathering at KLPB | ||||||
| WKRG-5 | CBS | Mobile AL | own studio | (none) | working | 2005/09/03T1345EDT |
| mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518 | ||||||
| on-air from own studio, apparently | ||||||
| WLOX-13 | ABC | Biloxi MS | Off-air | (none) | down | 2005/09/02T1636EDT |
| mms://a432.l1243132943.c12431.n.lm.akamaistream.net/D/432/12431/v0001/reflector:32943 | ||||||
| major damage to station; off-air completely | ||||||
(The mms: URLs are links to the direct streams, provided for users of other operating systems than Microsoft Windows, though windows users can utilize them as well, using Windows Media Player's "Open URL" menu item. Linux users can use the MPlayer media player to play these streams. Many of the streams are being repeated for public consumption by Akamai.)
