Buras, LA:
Mississippi:
This might clear up some things about the debate of whether Katrina was a Cat 5 at landfall (in LA). Also just for anyone who is interested to see.
EDIT: GRLevel2 Images at MS Landfall:
Reference: Katrina Landfall Radar Images
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Reference: Katrina Landfall Radar Images
SE Florida:
Buras, LA:
Mississippi:
This might clear up some things about the debate of whether Katrina was a Cat 5 at landfall (in LA). Also just for anyone who is interested to see.
EDIT: GRLevel2 Images at MS Landfall:
Buras, LA:
Mississippi:
This might clear up some things about the debate of whether Katrina was a Cat 5 at landfall (in LA). Also just for anyone who is interested to see.
EDIT: GRLevel2 Images at MS Landfall:
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Hurricane_Apu wrote:Remember that the NOLA radar malfunctioned and finally failed during landfall... I'm not sure the radar presentation was really *that* bad...
Still clearly weaker than it was at peak...
radar gets attenuated by rainfall, and at extended range the beam is often above the tops of storms. You cant judge exact intensity by the presentation of reflectivity radar. Base velocities would be the radar product of choice... youd have to reduce that to surface however.
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Yes it maintained Cat 5 Surge even if the wind was Cat 4 strength as we all know what it did. 
Doc Seminole wrote:I witness accounts would help but I believe the primary destruction was from the tremendous storm surge that built up when it was a Cat 5. Unstoppable all the way to the coast no matter how much the actual storm diminished.
Remember this storm was not only a Cat 5 but a strong
cat 5 with sustained winds in excess of 175MPH just hours b4 landfall. The storm surge had to be tremendous. Remember they were comparing this storm to the winds in a level three tornado. A 30 mile wide level three tornado is scary.
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