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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Trump “climate change denier” fault!
Lots of trees will be knocked down in SW GA and SE AL.
Looks like a bomb went off. Couldn’t be a wimpy limp hurricane done that...Reno’s toilet generates more wind...
yep.
So guess who posted comment #666?
Now I’m really worried;)
And Tyndall AFB would have been ground zero for landfall. Wonder what they will have to say about this event?
Anyone there who can report the true nature of the Storm????
Hi.
“Wonder what they will have to say about this event? “
Super storm Michael?
5.56mm
Easy now...SE Mom posted #13, and she had a nice day at work today.
Somebody isn’t going to work for a while.
You’ll need to check your local Arkansas news for hurricane updates. Or, you can read the thread. Your choice.
Very weird dynamic happening here. We experienced a strong flow of storms that went almost due north through Texas. Coming up from Mexico. Very strong rains. This pattern has been increasing lately. Almost straight north flows. That dynamic mostly forced the cane due north too. There was a north and south line of heavy rain storms going from Houston to Des Moines as outer bands of this cane was just approaching the coast.
As zany as it sounds, it has proven to be a pretty good index.
Ask the folks hit by it. Seasoned storm chasers said it was the scariest storm they had ever experienced.
OK - so I’ll cancel my psychotherapy session.
LOL!
I’m glad he’s OK. Watched until his feed died.
Did they find Brett Adair and company?
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