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 storms 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
Somebody told him the hurricane was just another big blow job...
“Josh Morgerman is reporting catastrophic damage in Panama City.”
Josh Morgerman
@iCyclone
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22m
It’s hard to convey in words the scale of the catastrophe in Panama City. The whole city looks like a nuke was dropped on it. I’m literally shocked at the scale of the destruction
Prayers.
More prayers. We have no idea yet of the complete devastation.
Jeff Piotrowski’s (#blue shed) wife on Twitter :
Kat Piotrowski
@TwisterChasers
3h
@Jeff_Piotrowski is Ok! Thank God. #verizon cell service went down Jeffs location icon disappeared. He just called from a persons #TMobile Catastrophic Damage like Hurricane Andrew at Springfield, Callaway,Mexico Beach. Massive search and rescue underway! #HurricaneMichael2018
I haven’t watched Shep Smith in years. Can’t stand the liberal. But - he was terrific today I thought. Seems like he knows quite a bit about hurricane’s. I was shocked I was able to watch him!
Saw that earlier. Would be interesting to find out the difference between the two buildings. I would guess the one that’s gone is pre-Andrew and the one that remains is post-Andrew code changes.
Oh dear God.
Shep Smith was genuinely giddy reminiscing about all of his childhood family trips along the Gulf shore. Some of his car trip stories with his brother were pretty funny. After many summer holidays along the FL/AL/MS Gulf coast, Shep is quite familiar with the landscape. He was able to add some colorful detail to an otherwise difficult segment today.
Video of eyewall consolidation right up to landfall.
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1050187456757329921
What is the source for those pictures?
Thanks!
Pictures out of Cape San Blas - https://mobile.twitter.com/ConeHeads8020
Its hard to turn away from the pictures, data, satellites, buoys, models, internet, twitter, video, chasers, and all the other contemporaneous information that is available through the internet. It is raw and immediate. It is unfiltered and sometimes takes a while to verify or evaluate.
All that being said, earthquakes, disasters, hurricanes, forest fires, dam failures, tornadoes, and volcanoes are now available without having to rely upon a snot-nose from journalism school that can’t be bothered to have any commonsense or background in any field but video games.
Omgosh ! The entire building is gone!
I may have to watch Shep again......yes, he “done” good!
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