Hurricane Katrina
(Many updates) I’ve been looking for maps and satellite imagery of Hurricane Katrina. So far, I’ve found this page from the National Hurricane Center and this page (a popup) from the NOAA Storm Tracker site, which has many of the same maps but adds satellite images. More links welcome.
Update, 8/29 at 6:48 AM: This page collects radar and satellite imagery from several sources; it may take a while to load on dialup (via Boing Boing).
Update, 8:40 AM: Via Google Maps Mania, the Central Florida Hurricane Center’s Google Maps mashup showing Hurricane Katrina’s path and a satellite overlay for Google Earth.
Update, 8:50 AM: Directions has a page of links to U.S. government map resources for Hurricane Katrina.
Update, 11:15 AM: From the LSU’s Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, the New Orleans Hurricane Impact Study Area page, which maps the flood risk to the city (via Making Light). This will probably address James’s question in the comments.
Update, 11:29 AM: The OSEI Image of the Day (via Kathryn Cramer).
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NASA’s MODIS image gallery has gorgeous high-res satellite images of Katrina — not the most recent but the best looking I’ve seen.
jim on August 29, 2005 at 1:21 AM
ok that link didn’t work sorry – http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/
jim on August 29, 2005 at 1:23 AM
I’ve been looking around, with no success, for a basic topo map of New Orleans, just to get a basic idea of the “soup bowl” they keep describing on the news, and to get some idea of how water gets out when it falls. (Pumps, I know, but the city predates electricity, so I wonder.)
James Geluso on August 29, 2005 at 2:55 AM
(Fixed Jim’s link above.)
Jonathan Crowe on August 29, 2005 at 6:50 AM
James, I haven’t found a topo map yet, but this satellite image of New Orleans (2.1 MB JPEG) might be helpful (via Making Light).
Jonathan Crowe on August 29, 2005 at 6:55 AM
And, no sooner than I had posted the above, I found a graphic depicting New Orleans’s elevation — not a map, but nonetheless useful (via How Now, Brownpau?).
Jonathan Crowe on August 29, 2005 at 6:58 AM
Here’s a USGS quad sheet showing the Super Dome. You have to look really closely to see the contour lines though:
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=29.95444&lon=-90.075
What is scary about New Orleans is that last June, NOAA published a report stating that the entire gulf coast may actually be sinking at a greater rate than previously thought due to subsidence. If true, New Orleans may actually be further below sea level than is thought. While 6 inches in elevation may not seem like much, as flat and low as New Orleans is, the difference could flood thousands more homes.
The NOAA report said the same thing about Houston. The people in Houston dismissed the report and they study that pretty thoroughly, so I don’t really know what to think.
Roger Hart on August 29, 2005 at 10:04 AM
I am looking for a satellite image showing the flooding in New Orleans. I have a father, sister and brother with homes in different parts of the city. I am hoping to find a photo showing the city, and where the flooding is. Can anyone reccomend a resource?
Thank you….
Morgan
Morgan on August 30, 2005 at 1:26 AM
Pretty useful elevation map of New Orleans at the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center website.
hal on August 30, 2005 at 6:41 PM
The 8/30/05 online edition of the Washington Post provides a good map of the New Orleans levee system, including the ones that broke. www.washingtonpost.com. I won’t provide the specific link, since it is lengthy, and I don’t feel too comfortable trying to put it in html.
David on August 30, 2005 at 7:36 PM
Some interesting stuff can be found at Flickr. Water gage maps, police traffic flow maps during hurricanes, etc. Here’s the basic link (I apologize in advance for not using html; I’m not too experienced with that):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/hurricanekatrina/
David on August 30, 2005 at 9:00 PM
One follow-up regarding Flickr. Here’s a link to most of the map-related pictures regarding Katrina; they are posted by GISuser.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gisuser/
David on August 30, 2005 at 9:05 PM
A good site with various imagery…
www.globalsecurity.org
good luck
a good streaming station live from New Orleans is …
www.wwltv.com then click on the above link to watch live tv….GREAT LIVE VIDEO FEEDS but not so great commentary by makeshift broadcasters doing the best they can with what they have…
hope that helps
Boca Dave on August 30, 2005 at 10:38 PM
In case you missed it, I’ve posted a new entry about the aftermath.
Jonathan Crowe on August 31, 2005 at 9:25 AM
I found this interactive image that shows flooding in NO. If you know your way around the city, you can find lankmarks or homes. It is the best I’ve seen so far.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/interactive/fullpage.nola.flood/katrina.html
Wes Lynch on September 4, 2005 at 10:04 AM