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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Correction. 155 MPH winds at landfall. Sorry about that.
Tremendous difference between old construction not up to current hurricane code, and construction that is. Buildings reduced to matchsticks, right alongside buildings that haven’t even lost a roof.
Wow. Looks like a tornado bomb.
We’re getting rain in Summerville. Just volunteered to the Cajun Navy. This is an ugly storm!
We’re getting rain in Summerville. Just volunteered to the Cajun Navy. This is an ugly storm!
Unless that was an old building. That was high strength glass!
Goodonya !
Stay safe, FRiend !
Brett Adair AKA bamastormchaser started out in Port St. Joe
and drove from there to Mexico Beach.
By the time they got there they were “in over their heads”
(figuratively if not literally).
Someone has posted the full video on his facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/bamastormchaser
(it is 45 minutes long)
They arrive in MB when the counter on the right says -17:50
They begin to realize they are in trouble at -15:00
They decide to abandon the vehicle at about -10:30
They left the dash-cam running in the vehicle and
it continued to run for another 10 minutes
while the vehicle is pounded by the surge.
God bless y’all! Please stay safe!
Mexico Beach took a direct hit from a fast moving Cat 4. Worst part of the cane. Most wind and surge.
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