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
Meanwhile ahead of the center of the storm, Dothan Alabama (90 minutes slightly NE of Panama City) is reporting:
76 Degrees
Winds NE at 29 mph
Pressure 29.35 inches
Humidity: 92%
Precip: Heavy Rain
I am just gobsmacked!
2pm advisory has the winds at 150 mph. Cat 4 for a while longer, well inland. That is the equivalent of a wide EF-3 tornado - for over an hour instead of for a minute or two.
He and Joe Bastardi are my faves.
Horrible.
Wow. Thankfully, that area between PCB and northeast is not highly populated. Lots of forest.
Amazing the eyewall is holding with only slightly diminished strength this far inland. 150 MPH and pressure 922 MB at 2 P.M. CDT update.
Incredible momentum.
Meanwhile ahead of the center of the storm, Eufaula Alabama (2 1/2 hours slightly NE of Panama City) is reporting:
77 Degrees
Winds NE at 13 mph
Pressure 29.53 inches and falling
Humidity: 95%
Precip: Rain
I’m pretty sure it isn’t Reno’s fault
Always wondered why that area was so lightly populated. Now it is obvious. Prayers up.
Interesting link, thanks.
About half of it in the few minutes I’ve been listening is in Spanish .. oy vey.
Reno has been pooh-poohing this storm, telling us how it is an over-hyped nothing burger.
St.George looks lovely————we have an area here in MA Chatham,MA/Monomoy Island———a storm will create an opening———15-20 years later it will close again in another storm——and this keeps repeating.
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I’m about 200 miles north of Panama city and our rains started about 9 am this morning. Just rain and breezy. Opal was the worst we ever had this far inland for me. It was bad!
Note the post from a FReeper that their son is even out surfing! Bet he’s not the only one. And wind, we get higher winds off the mountains here in Reno. But, yes, gives the media something other than Trump to harass at the moment. So there is that as well.
They are a long ways west of the landfall. So that doesn’t prove jack. Once again, check out the Twitter feeds from Mexico Beach and tell us this is all fearmongering and hype.
https://twitter.com/Ginger_Zee/status/1050099623317172226
Just curious, these are major damaging winds, are we hearing how structures are holding up?
https://www.facebook.com/abc3340/videos/175411960044341/
This is James Spann (Birmingham weatherman)’s live coverage. They are showing some storm chaser’s video of Panama City. (not PCB) The place is destroyed.
It means nothing. They could just be trolling.
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