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.
Gulf of Mexico Satellite Channels
Public Advisories
NHC Discussions
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Key West FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar New Orleans, LA
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Mobile AL/Pensacola FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Panama City, FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Tallahassee, FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Tampa Bay, FL
One weather channel I was lookin at compared it as being close to Camille.
That’s it! Amazing!
Go peddle your version of the news somewhere else, sonny boy!
Yea...that’s IT! Thanks.
Send link!
I’ve been following Ryan Maue’s twitter, the eye just moved into Calhoun County, and you’re right, it is lightly populated. The southwest eyewall has been just rocking Panama City for a bit now.
Exactly. And people in Georgia are going to be caught unprepared because the forecast underestimated the strength of Michael.
Looks like Port St. Joe got the worst.
I have to agree with your posts over the presentation and near perfect symmetry of this weather formation and here the eyewall is still holding tight over land. It’s certain the enviro looneys are going to attribute it to klimate kchange
Yeah Shep is well, one of a kind..total fruit loop..loves hearing his own voice
We’re in Navarre, so far everything is fine here. Lots of rain, wind, nothing like further south/east.
shep is a drama queen
find the clicker, and touch the off button
Yes, yes and yes.
Them and Mexico Beach.
That looks equivalent to tornadic EF-4 damage.
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