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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NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Panama City, FL
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I have people in Mobile and they’re all going to work today. No worries.
Yes, the storm has made a turn and is moving NNE at this time. Here’s the radar link:
https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=EVX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
(keep refreshing it)
It appears to be heading for a location between Panama City and Mexico Beach, but is still dangerously close to a direct hit on Panama City. Every mile it misses to south will reduce wind damage and storm surge there, but would say at this point storm surge will be very bad almost for certain to the southeast of landfall, 12 to 18 feet would be a reasonable estimate.
People were calling talk radio yesterday....said it took 4 hours to get from Montgomery to B’ham.
Ft. Morgan (Gulf Shores) is reported flooded.
That’s a booger.
Well I see the storm apparently did make the predicted turn....so... I guess ms and most of al in the clear.
There’s a system that seems to be pushing it over.
Which really doesn’t take much.
Thanks!
I see Pineapple Willey’s in this video, but what are the other locations? Orange Beach, maybe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWcgw13dxuk
I think most of those shots are around Panama City Beach.
I’ve been listening to oyster radio WOYS online. The regular host, forget his name, is giving updates between the tunes.
Yeah...No problem here....but yesterday evening, all the people on the eastern shore of the bay were late for night shift because of the panhandle traffic out of Florida. I’m wondering if there are ANY hotel vacancies in Mobile.
Very true.
That had to suck.
I don't think so. The only place along PC Beach with a rock jetty is at the Shell Island cut. And there's no cam there.
I'm thinking that's the Alabama/Florida Point inlet near just east of Orange Beach, AL.
NautiNurse.... we live in the Atlanta metro area ..... Georgia is going to get hit.....
Originally, it was to track just south of Macon GA as a TS......
Now they are stating it will be a Class 1.....
Since the storm hasn’t made the predicted NE turn as of yet.... do you know if the storm is now going to track further north? If so, That would greatly impact the greater ATL area.....
I have not seen a gulf storm with that nice a structure presentation since Katrina reached Cat 5. and Michael is now officially the strongest October storm ever. Internal pressure of 933 is 5 MB lower than previous record of 938.
PCB to Mexico beach may truly be wiped off the map this time.
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