Monitoring Hurricane Gustav

by Jef on 2008/08/30

at200807_satIn 2005,  I was amazed to be able to watch and listen to the events that were  going on in the southern US during Hurricane Katrina.  Quite a few people had provided webcams, news feeds and audio links of what was going on in real time in that area.

So as another hurricane season is in full swing,  Gustav, Hanna, and possibly Ike, Josephine, and Kyle in the winds, which are all threatening to cause trouble once again.   Here are some of the links of live feeds and information sources that I and others might find helpful over the next few days for remote monitoring of conditions down south.

Good luck to all who now find themselves in the path of these storms.

Refresh and visit this page often as I’ll update with new links as I discover them.

As this list gets longer, please scroll down below for:

  • General Information
  • Storm Tracking Sites
  • Live Video and Audio Feeds
  • Live Webcam shots of affected areas
  • Police and Emergency Scanner streaming audio
  • Traffic Cameras

 

This page last updated: 2008-09-01 19:30cst

General Information

The AP’s Visualization and explanation of the effects between Category 1 – 5 hurricanesThe effect of not only the wind damage, but also the storm surge effects from the water rise.
Gustav Twitter Aggregate information pageWatch the conversations and news being posted to Twitter about hurricane Gustav.
Gustav Alerts and Information Community siteNing site where people are collecting information about Gustav

Blogging from the Storm

 

  
Gustav Bloggers PageFrom Zipa Datacenter in downtown New Orleans.  Posting pictures and reports from the storm.  It appears the staff here will be assisting in any downed communications, so expect interesting first person reports.
  
  

 

Storm Tracking Sites

Wunderground.com: Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlogKeep an eye on this one as this provides much more information than I am finding on the local news as it relates to the storm.  Many of the blog readers are weather trackers, so reading the comments is just as informative as the blog itself.  You will find up to date forecasting models posted throughout the day as well.
Central Florida Hurricane CenterSome great maps of the storm overlay on Google Maps
3D Radar images out of Key West, FloridaReal time visualization via JAVA applet
Crown Weather Hurricane Gustav Site 
The OilDrum Damage Tracking siteTracking the Damage to the Oil infrastructure in the path of Gustav
StormTrack.OrgGustav Discussion and Storm Tracking

 

Live Video and Audio News Feeds

General Video and Audio
LiveNewsCamera.com: Hurricane CenterLive VideoProviding Live Video Feeds of news agencies in the affected areas
Cayman Islands
The Rooster 101.9 Cayman Radio Audio FeedLive Radio Broadcast 
New Orleans, Louisiana

A single page showing video feeds of television stations WGNO,WWLTV,WDSU and WVUE at once

Lafayette: KLFY, KATC; Lake Charles: KPLC; Baton Rouge: WAFB(down ~16:00CDT), WLBT; Gulfport: WLOX

Live News VideoA great way to keep track of all stations on the same page.  Just be sure to mute the ones you aren’t focusing on :)
WWLTV.com Video FeedLive News Video 
WDSU Live Video FeedLive News Video 
WWL-AM870/FM105.3 Audio FeedRadio Broadcast 
KALB NBC Video FeedLive VideoVideo feed from Alexandria, LA
WBRZ Video FeedLive VideoVideo feed from Baton Rouge, LA
Texas
KTRH AM 740 HoustonLive Radio BroadcastHouston, Texas
MyFox HoustonLive News VideoHouston, Texas
KHOU TV HoustonLive News VideoHouston, Texas
ABC 13 TVLive News VideoHouston, Texas
Alabama
ABC 33/40 BirminghamLive News VideoBirmingham, Alabama
WKRG News 5 MobileLive News VideoMobile, Alabama
NBC15 MobileLive News VideoMobile, Alabama
Fox10 TV MobileLive News VideoMobile, Alabama
Mississippi
 Mississippi Public Broadcasting Online Live FeedLive Audio Feed 

 

Live WebCam feeds of affected areas

General WebCam Links
WebCamPlaza.net Hurricane Webcam ListA great list of many webcams which are streaming video in the areas possibly affected by the hurricane.
Cayman Islands
Ocean Frontiers Webcam 
CaymanChillin.com Webcam 
Reef Grill on Grand Cayman Island Webcam 
Cuba
CubaCAMLive Webcam stills from Cuba
Louisiana
NOLA.com Camera CentralSeveral Webcam feeds from New Orleans

Bourbon Street Live Cam 
Port of New Orleans Webcams 
New Orleans EarthCam – Bourbon Street Live 
Lake Charles WebcamLake Charles
Hurricam3  (drunk) Guys in Houma who are staying in NOLA and are streaming video
Gustav Live CamUstream Video out of Lafayette (while there is still power there)
Texas
Galveston, Texas Island Cams
Mexico
CancunCAMWebcam shots from Royal Resorts Hotels in Cancun, Mexico

 

Police and Emergency Scanner Feeds

(If you know of any other streaming live police scanner links in the NOLA area, please post them in the comments so I can add them)

 

Traffic Cameras

 

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