2018 Atlantic Hurricane Thread - the Cat is out of the bag!

[aparch]

Michael makes Landfall with winds at 155 mph+.

That is going to be a real problem.

There was so much buildup for Florence because of it's target: affluent regions of the Carolinas.

The ramp up for Michael has been deadly silent, with news articles popping up only over the last 24 hours, and most leading with "Local Sheriff Says Evacuation Window Closed Long Ago, Best Of Luck."


Speaking of, Agolf Twittler had this to say:

"I say God bless you all," Trump said. "That's my message because that's what it is. The storm is there. It's sort of too late to do that now from the standpoint of moving."

The President said it was "very sad" that some of the areas in the storm's path are poverty-stricken, adding again that many people are "unable" to evacuate.

"More than we would like," Trump said. "You have people that are stuck, they're just stuck there."

The President said the government has been helping some people evacuate, but he said others "don't want to go out."

"They will be ok," Trump said. "They are strong, smart, wonderful people."

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tropical-storm-hurricane-michael-florida/h_f539cc605225c323e7f58f3c5bf630d0

[aparch]

Also, even Jim Cantore isn't sticking around to watch this.

[hockeyplayer1015]

Josh Morgerman, also known as iCyclone and well-known world wide hurricane chaser, has posted while in the eye.

@iCyclone: 12:45 pm. Grazing the eye of #Hurricane #MICHAEL in Callaway. One of nastiest, scariest ******** 'canes I've been in. Lord. 947 mb. https://twitter.com/iCyclone/status/...563904/photo/1

And he's been in some total monsters.

[alfablue]

True. Although to be fair, Gulf and south Atlantic water temps have all been significantly lower than last year's Hurricane season.

Last years storms took a lot of energy out of the gulf. We noticed it very much when visiting Puerto Rico and st Maarten.

But not enough to help this storm, apparently.

[dxmnkd316]

Michael makes Landfall with sustained winds at 155 mph+. Gusts near center reported at 175mph+

That is going to be a real problem.

God ****it.

[dxmnkd316]

Climate changes all the time. Michael is unique in *recorded* history. What happened 1000s of years ago we have no idea.

11am 928mb. Landfall around 2pm ET.

dx- Hope they're ok. Are they being moved further inland??

Thanks joe. Haven’t heard anything but I’m very worried. I don’t think they moved too far inland. Whatever shelter they were directed to.

[Wisko McBadgerton]

Thanks joe. Haven’t heard anything but I’m very worried. I don’t think they moved too far inland. Whatever shelter they were directed to.

If I recall from Irma last year, aren't they somewhere just south of Tallahassee? And if I recall correctly that area does have quite a bit of higher ground, so hopefully flooding won't be an issue. There is tons of space to safely shelter in the Tallahassee area and Michael is moving by the city a pretty good distance west, so I would fully expect them to be doing ok. The biggest challenge there is likely to be power outages for several days. Post Irma, restoring power took from days to a month+ in many areas despite a massive influx of power crews from all over the country. Hope all is well as can be with them.

[Wisko McBadgerton]

Not a relief for anyone directly in the path, but if you had to pick a spot for the eye to make landfall, Tyndall AFB is easily one of the best on the entire coast. Inland to the north is mostly farmland, while just miles east or west would be much more significant populations getting a direct hit. So there's that.

[dxmnkd316]

If I recall from Irma last year, aren't they somewhere just south of Tallahassee? And if I recall correctly that area does have quite a bit of higher ground, so hopefully flooding won't be an issue. There is tons of space to safely shelter in the Tallahassee area and Michael is moving by the city a pretty good distance west, so I would fully expect them to be doing ok. The biggest challenge there is likely to be power outages for several days. Post Irma, restoring power took from days to a month+ in many areas despite a massive influx of power crews from all over the country. Hope all is well as can be with them.

Yeah they’re out in that area. Thanks for the kind words.

All we can do is hope and wait for some communications. Might be a few days.

[alfablue]

Yeah they’re out in that area. Thanks for the kind words.

All we can do is hope and wait for some communications. Might be a few days.

Not to compare and contrast, but it's better than Puerto Rico and Maria. We didn't hear from my MIL for just over a week, and thankfully, she had power back in 2 weeks. Others just a few blocks away didn't have power 5 months later. Even others don't have power, yet.

And I'm sure the Jones Act will be suspended pretty quickly, unlike the couple of weeks it took down there, too.

Good luck. But for sure, it's better than our fellow citizens on the islands.

[hockeyplayer1015]

And I'm sure the Jones Act will be suspended pretty quickly, unlike the couple of weeks it took down there, too.

I'll be shocked if it gets waived for this one. Frankly, it shouldn't be necessary.

[mookie1995]

919 as of 1:00 et

3rd place!!
3rd place!!
3rd place!!

Let’s get tropical

[Transplanted Tiger Fan]

According to info and video in this feed, Mexico Beach is demolished...

https://mobile.twitter.com/WFLAJosh

Such a beautiful area... ‘the Wife’s’ favorite beach.

[dxmnkd316]

Panama City Beach has mobile homes still around but the trees are absolutely F-CKED. Good lord, it’s going to look like North Dakota when they’re done.

[dxmnkd316]

I can’t believe this thing is still at cat 3 a full six hours later.

[hockeyplayer1015]

https://twitter.com/iCyclone/status/1050175044163395584

Also, just in, down to Cat 1, 90mph.

[dxmnkd316]

Aunt and uncle made it through. Thank god.

They lived in a heavily wooded area. Probably lost everything.

They’re in the crawfordville area. No power. Uncle finally got a cot. Can’t get through but they’re going to try tomorrow morning. They’re taking it in stride which is really good.

I’m just so happy they made it through ok. Today was rough waiting for news.

[mookie1995]

Cool. Good to read

[ScoobyDoo]

Aunt and uncle made it through. Thank god.

They lived in a heavily wooded area. Probably lost everything.

They’re in the crawfordville area. No power. Uncle finally got a cot. Can’t get through but they’re going to try tomorrow morning. They’re taking it in stride which is really good.

I’m just so happy they made it through ok. Today was rough waiting for news.

Excellent news. Thanks for the update.

[Ralph Baer]

Subtropical Storm Oscar https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at...?cone#contents.