Posted on 10/09/2018 4:49:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Major Hurricane Michael is churning toward the northeastern Gulf of Mexico coast. Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Monday for 35 counties with mandatory coastal evacuations in the FL Panhandle. 1,250 National Guard troops are aiding the process and more than 4,000 more placed on standby.
FEMA is already on the ground in Florida; other federal agencies are also preparing to assist people in the storm's path.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday declared a state of emergency for the entire state. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for 92 counties ahead of Hurricane Michael landfall.
Meanwhile, Tallahassee city government (Andrew Gillum, Mayor & D'Rat FL Gubernatorial candidate) offices are "closed until further notice." Tallahassee International Airport is suspending commercial flight activity as 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday but expects to resume activity on Thursday.
The U.S. military moved its aircraft from the Panhandle on Monday. Roughly 50 F-22 stealth fighter jets — valued around $150 million each — have been relocated from the Tyndall Air Force Base, while the U.S. Navy said it is moving all its training aircraft from Pensacola.
Energy Production The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on Tuesday estimated that around 726 MMcf/d (28.4%) of natural gas production and 670,831 b/d (39.5%) of oil production in the GOM had been shut in ahead of the storm.
As of midday Tuesday, 75 platforms and three rigs had been evacuated, while eight dynamically positioned rigs had been moved out of the storm’s path as a precaution, according to BSEE.
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NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Key West FL
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You have enough chocolate? I know you’re prepped but you mustn’t run out of chocolate. Looks as though you’ll get some weather there.
So far, pretty much dead, calm air. Few squalls. Creepy. Tides running high. We should be fine. Dark chocolate TURTLES are awesome!
Keep us posted, be safe up there.
Yep... told her to check before checking out of her hotel... if she does get stuck she doesn’t want to give up ther room.
Ok.
Dark turtles, eh? Perfect for an October hurricane.
I’m up waaay too late, nervous for my fellow Floridians. Up at 4:30 for work. G’night FRiend and many thanks for your ever-watchful updates.
Nighters, FRiend! Check in when you can.
Wind, a little rain, if you have trees and above ground power, then maybe lose power. As a]fast as the storm will go through, I bet 90% of the population won’t even notice.
I used to have the track of Fredrick in ‘79 on newspaper framed. Ironically it was destroyed in Katrina.
I live in Gulf Shores, as of 10:15 Tuesday night, it is not even raining yet.
What do you think? If I lived there, anywhere but by the water or in a 3rd world shack, I would stay home and have a beer.
St Pete Beach here. Water is high, getting higher. King tide tonight too. Good times.
I saw that St. Pete Beach was flooding this afternoon. Tonight should be a real treat.
Meteorologist Tom Terry (WFTV in Orlando) just said this storm could hit as a CAT 4 or possibly 5!)
947 mb? Winds will be catching up to that. Cat 4 next advisory, IMO.
Secretly I hope the road floods and I have more ammo to get a truck.
Right honey?
Prayers up. Looks nasty.
Just went out to look. It’s high as I’ve ever seen it.
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