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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My sister and I were in Tampa for a funeral. We left early and beat feet up I75. Even mid morning there were gusts bumping the car around every now and then.
Glad to assist with the effort. Thanks for your thoughtful expressions.
That’s beyond crazy.
I may be wrong, but from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola isn’t it mostly framed houses and low rise buildings? Especially Cape San Blas and Indian Pass. I’m afraid what we will wake up to tomorrow
anyone know how high the gusts are with this thing?
Sad. Farming is a hard life.
Just reported on amateur radio that on panhandle trees blowing in tops but not at bottom yet.
This thing could produce gusts of 175 if it does I don’t know what is left standing in that, not much up there.
If they are to be believed, FNC is reporting gusts to 175 mph.
This link to amateur radio broadcasters is excellent; not too much chatter which means you can keep it on in background. Thanks TeddyBear for link:
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/1215/web
My sister and I drove past some cotton fields South of Tifton on our way back from Tampa yesterday. The cotton is not quite ready to be picked but it’s bolled. We were thinking that the crop may get ruined.
I am watching a storm chaser stream from Port St. Joe dodging signs and sheet metal already. Awnings and signs, mostly.
Reported wind gust 87 mph in Apalachicola.
President Trump being briefed on-air about hurricane.
Here’s a NOAA coastal monitoring station in Apalachicola:
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8728690
Click on the link and scroll down a bit. You can see the water level steadily rising.
Good luck to everyone in its path.
Learned something new. Put your pictures in the dishwasher because it’s water tight. Also the dryer. Not my dryer but guessing some and maybe some front load washers.
I’d pack the furbabies, their food and then the photo albums in that order.
TY!
I have a place currently 70 miles from eye (west side, Miramar Beach). Winds were about 30 mph sustained, so at least this thing doesn’t appear to be too wide.
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