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
Raining heavily in Atlanta.
Gas station canopies and trailers always make the news because they are subject to wind damage and make good if it bleeds coverage.
Thank you, I’ll go back and look.
. . . which then meets up with the rainwater trying to drain into the ocean.
I wish the trolls would stay off their feed. Really ticks me off!
And Alabama.
That fire mentioned upthread is on there also.
Between what I've seen at the link and on the Weather Channel, I hope and pray no one was hurt or killed. This storm packed a bigger whollop than originally anticipated and moving so fast, it didn't give much time to prepare.
I’m lucky that way too. First half day underway, and then I was good. Same deal. I was on an icebreaker. We used to get tossed around pretty good in the Southern Ocean, and ironically, right outside Puget Sound.
Any wind?
No wind in Atlanta, only rain.
I was in Camille as a 11 year old
I usually listen to evac
Sustained winds 125 mph!
Pressure 932 mb at the FL/AL/GA border.
Moving NNE at 16 mph
Lots of tornado potential.
This is incredible to see...
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