as a favor to those on dialup, could someone PLEASE post

[ima_sinnic]

some running commentary on the streaming video from New Orleans?
I am SO frustrated--I have been trying ALL DAY to get SOMEthing to work and even downloaded the latest Windows Media Player, defragmented my disk to make more space, cleared out unnecessary files, etc. The two live feeds that have been linked here on DU offer no options for dialup and just do not work--I get a fraction of a second of picture and sound, then a long nothing, then another fraction of a second, then it goes all black. I can't even get the cam from some bridge to work. What is going on there now, anyway? (btw, I have Windows XP with Mozilla Firefox and I don't have a TV).

[sam sarrha]

1. what is the site address

[soup]

5. monitoring WDSU here.

http://www.wdsu.com/index.html?refresh=1200

[ima_sinnic]

11. here is another--that I can't get to work

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

[soup]

28. I couldn't get WWL to work either, but no problem with KDSU. n/t

[FightingIrish]

2. Here are some really good photos from the Italian press

http://www.repubblica.it/2003/e/gallerie/esteri/uraka/1.html

[ima_sinnic]

20. great, thanks!

that scene on the highway--unreal.

[don954]

3. in a nutshell

If you are still in N.O., your pretty much fscked, but dont painic!

[soup]

4. WDSU currently focusing on the people entering the SuperDome.

thousands (5-6) their guesstimate waiting to get inside. Nowhere else to go.
Mayor coming to the studio soon.
satellite images now.

[ima_sinnic]

6. thank you. I thought I caught a brief image of a most southerly

tip of land now completely submerged? is it raining there now, or what?

[soup]

10. outer bands.

yes, it's raining. people in line at SuperDome getting wet.

current radar out of Slidell
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.klix.shtml

[Fleshdancer]

7. good idea...here's some current info

I'm watching the live stream from WDSU.

The rain has started. There are loooooong lines of people wating outside of the super dome. The holdup is due to body searches. They can't bring their pets. The crowd began changing "let us in let us in!" The majority of people in the crowd are African American. Authorities have told the newscasters that everyone will be allowed into the dome so it doesn't seem like they have any plans to close the doors but there will be a curfew - from sun down to sun rise.

The temp is currently 85 degrees. Winds are moving east at 12 mph. Humidity is at 65%. The traffic cams have started to shake and the sky looks considerably darker than it did an hour ago.

[ima_sinnic]

15. thank you so much for the details

"sun down to sun rise" -- wtf? the storm center is predicted to make landfall at about 8 a.m., isn't it?

[Fleshdancer]

27. I keep hearing different times predicted.

some say 8am, others say 6am. I guess there's no way to predict the exact time of landfall. :shrug:

The curfew time seemed ridiculous to me too.

[Fleshdancer]

30. predicted to hit land between 5-6am. blows through NO at 11am n/t

[blue sky at night]

8. demand on the server is probably slowing it to a crawl.......

you may try some radio station feeds instead. I will look for some for you.

[Elidor]

9. I'm watching WWL TV

They just had a brief look at the situation at the Dome. Long lines, and the Homeland Security guy for the area explaining that they will search all bags of people coming in for security reasons and that the Dome can't hold as many people as it would for a game (he expects the lower level to flood).

Interviews with area residents outside the Dome. Many are more concerned about their homes than their personal safety.

Tornado watches in effect in the area. Katrina may weaken somewhat, but not enough to matter. The storm still looks likely to hit NO directly.

[Elidor]

16. A "shear marker" has popped up on radar

Near Chaundelier (sp?) Island, indicating a possible waterspout or tornado.

Flash Flood watch in effect after 3 inches of rain in one hour.

[jasmeel]

12. They're still reporting the hurricane will be a level 5

100-175 mph winds expected, 8-20 inches rain.

[insane_cratic_gal]

13. they said they had 80 % evacuated

but honestly it looks like 60 percent of those are stuck standing outside the dome waiting to get in.

Still cat5 winds up to 165 miles. Some places are expected to get 15 to 20 inches of rain

Oh and to make it worse they have a tornado warning in effect!

[soup]

14. Mayor there now WDSU

continuing evacuation
contraflow is over.
superdome staffed with doctors for special needs - last resort -
25-30000 processed in within last few hours
curfew at 6 p.m.
buses will stop at that time.
DO NOT HESITATE if going to SuperDome.

[soup]

18. Screening process slow -

some very interesting 'finds'
Mayor going to bunker down at City Hall
expect lots of damage
at least 30 police type boats standing by
1500 Nat Guard troops standing by

feels surreal - amazed by how well things have gone 75-80% evacuated out of city.
hardest part of nightmare after the storm passes.

message for those who have to stay - hoping churches, neighbors buddy up
once in a lifetime storm
Russian roulette to stay in most houses.

[soup]

19. if we save 20-30,000 lives

everything we've done will be worth it.

outside of levee protected areas nothing to stop the water.
will start to come onshore overnight.

could weaken if going through eye regeneration - but it will hit right around high tide tomorrow morning

will go right over levee and come into city.

[soup]

21. current speed 2 hours before eye wall - then 2 hours after will be worst

but it will be horrible well before that.

Crap, I'm crying now. sorry.

[soup]

23. mayor so calm and calming

$ wise? Billions and billions.
lots of devastation.

odds it will weaken - ability to track is good - strength can fool us. could be a surprise - a sliver of hope

power of good thoughts and lots of prayers.

going through list of 'do not bring' stuff to Dome again.

Back to Dome live with Nat. Guard

[karlrschneider]

17. I'm stuck with dialup too, no other options, don't even bother to try any

streaming video (or even audio most of the time)...it just ain't gonna work fer shit.
:-(

[NYC]

26. I'm also dial up.

This thread was very helpful.

[karlrschneider]

29. Yes, it can be frustrating...DUers are good at helping us out.

:D

[thinkingwoman]

22. I've been monitoring WWLTV off and on

Earlier most of the reports focused on forecast and traffic advice. They seemed, truly, to be trying to steer drivers out of the area as efficiently as possible.

As the day wears on, there are increasing reports of what people should do who are trying to ride it out--water, food, hide from wind, try to get above the water, yada yada yada. Very grim really, knowing that stores are closing and water and wind are coming that many simply cannot adequately prepare or escape.

The worst part, really, are the commercials...the mundane normalcy of them juxtaposed with the news is quite surreal.

Hope that helps.

[ima_sinnic]

25. yes, great overview, thanks!

I'm getting tearful . . . :cry:

[Fleshdancer]

24. the begining of the "bad weather" is predicted to begin this evening

the weather guy was discussing how the strong winds will begin way before the storm hits. Lesser hurricanes can take 12 hours to pass so NO is going to take a long, hard beating.

:cry:

Ray Nagin anticipates possible losses in the billions of dollars range. He's telling people who are seeking shelter not to bring any weapons, large items, make sure perscriptions are fully labeled so they won't be confiscated.

Now a newscaster is talking to a National Guard outside the super dome. Discussing the search process. Nothing new though.

on edit: newscaster said people are starting to LEAVE the superdome because they didn't know food wasn't going to be provided. People are going back home to get food. Hopefully they'll come back soon because the wind is going to start getting pretty vicious.

[Fleshdancer]

31. 25-30,000 people have already passed through the screening process

at the superdome. authorities are wrapping the long line of people around the perimeter of the superdome now because the outside of the building protects the people from the rain. Temp is down to 79 and humidity is at 90%. winds are moving east at 8mph. The eye is 140 miles southeast of NO right now.

It is possible that isolated tornadoes could form from the outer winds of Katrina. There are various tornado watches in LA.

190 MPH WINDS NOW! RECORD.

[SoCalDem]

32. not videos, but slideshows of photos

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/080304tropicalweathe;_ylt=AvWfZFvJDAi8tEl.4Jb.QL5paP0E;_ylu=X3oDMTA4OHR0b3NtBHNlYwNpeG12

[Fleshdancer]

33. storm now down to 160 miles per hour! still a category 5 though

Katrina is 200 miles away from NO right now. the hurricane force winds are 25 miles away from land right now.