10-Oct-2018 7PM EDT Update Statement from the National Hurricane Center:
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Hurricane Michael Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018
700 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018
...7 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
...EYE OF MICHAEL MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
...LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE ALONG THE COAST AND DAMAGING WINDS
INLAND CONTINUE...
NOAA Doppler radar data indicate that the eye of Michael is now
moving over southwestern Georgia.
Recently reported wind gusts include:
Albany Georgia airport: 67 mph (107 km/h)
Tallahassee International Airport: 61 mph (98 km/h)
Dothan Alabama airport: 60 mph (96 km/h)
Dangerous storm surge continues along the coast of the Florida
Panhandle. A National Ocean Service water level station at
Apalachicola is still reporting nearly 5 feet of inundation above
ground level.
SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.1N 84.9W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM NNW OF BAINBRIDGE GEORGIA
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM WSW OF ALBANY GEORGIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES $$
Forecaster Stewart
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Josh Morgerman is reporting catastrophic damage in Panama City. Basically, they probably got the same intensity of winds that trashed Rockport, TX during Harvey. But Panama City is much larger than Rockport.