This is the first Category 4 storm to hit the Florida panhandle since record keeping began 150 years ago and the swift increase in strength has been extremely unexpected, leaving a lot of...
This is the first Category 4 storm to hit the Florida panhandle since record keeping began 150 years ago and the swift increase in strength has been extremely unexpected, leaving a lot of residents trapped with nowhere to go. With a storm surge predicted of up to 13 feet, this storm will be extremely dangerous and deadly.
I’ve lived through a few major hurricanes. The first couple years I would leave when told to. Then eventually I must admit that I became a bit complacent and only left if it was a category 4 or...
I’ve lived through a few major hurricanes. The first couple years I would leave when told to. Then eventually I must admit that I became a bit complacent and only left if it was a category 4 or larger. However, poorer folks have a much harder time with this whole process. If you don’t have a car you are pretty screwed, especially when it gains strength at the last minute. You would think there would be busses or something, but there are not. Then you have to impose on friends or family or pay for a hotel. It’s kind of a giant mess.
For me, the shear speed that this went from a windy / rainy day to a catastrophic storm has just been insane to watch. It just got upgraded to a Category 4 storm at 2 AM last night...
For me, the shear speed that this went from a windy / rainy day to a catastrophic storm has just been insane to watch.
It just got upgraded to a Category 4 storm at 2 AM last night
This is the first Category 4 storm to hit the Florida panhandle since record keeping began 150 years ago and the swift increase in strength has been extremely unexpected, leaving a lot of residents trapped with nowhere to go. With a storm surge predicted of up to 13 feet, this storm will be extremely dangerous and deadly.
I’ve lived through a few major hurricanes. The first couple years I would leave when told to. Then eventually I must admit that I became a bit complacent and only left if it was a category 4 or larger. However, poorer folks have a much harder time with this whole process. If you don’t have a car you are pretty screwed, especially when it gains strength at the last minute. You would think there would be busses or something, but there are not. Then you have to impose on friends or family or pay for a hotel. It’s kind of a giant mess.
For me, the shear speed that this went from a windy / rainy day to a catastrophic storm has just been insane to watch.
It just got upgraded to a Category 4 storm at 2 AM last night
https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1049901351541575680
It got upgraded to a Category 3 storm late yesterday afternoon
https://nypost.com/2018/10/09/hurricane-michael-upgraded-to-category-3-storm/
It got upgraded to Category 2 yesterday morning at 8 AM
https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/hurricane-michael-gains-strength-on-course-for-north-florida-10-09-2018
The evacuation orders in Florida did not start going out until yesterday morning at 9 and 10 AM.
https://www.floridadisaster.org/info/
That gave very little time for anyone to prepare for this storm.