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In reply to the discussion: Holy Shit - they're saying Cat3 Hurricane Michael - and it's now Cat4 with 140mph winds [View all]csziggy
(34,115 posts)15. Yeah, this is not a good time to visit the coast of the Florida Panhandle
We're outside of Tallahassee but are supposed to board a ship in Tampa on Thursday. Originally we were driving down Wednesday but we're leaving tomorrow ahead of the winds. We'll still have wind and rain but will be inland and should not get into any serious bands.
Our major worry is gas - lots of lines and some stations are running out. My husband was supposed to fill up last Friday but didn't. He's headed to Costco right now to try to fill his car for the drive down.
Save your trip to the sugar sands of the Panhandle or a few weeks.
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Holy Shit - they're saying Cat3 Hurricane Michael - and it's now Cat4 with 140mph winds [View all]
malaise
Oct 2018
OP
"Fake lib news. It's all OK. I'm in charge. Believe me. Trust me." - Dirty Donny* (R)
Achilleaze
Oct 2018
#1
How could there be such a bad storm coming? I look outside and it's sunny and clear.
TheBlackAdder
Oct 2018
#26
Are they even open? I thought they (and on either side) got hit pretty hard from Florence
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2018
#10
Mr. Dixie didn't understand my insistence that we keep 1/2 tank in the car at all times.
dixiegrrrrl
Oct 2018
#38
Mike (from Mike's Weather Page) was predicting a Cat 3 yesterday based on barometric pressure
DrDan
Oct 2018
#18
exactly - thanks - I was focussed on the barometric pressure and did not convert wind speeds
DrDan
Oct 2018
#60
That chart uses "Catastrophic" for both cat 4 and 5. Shouldn't cat 5 be "Trump admin"? n/t
royable
Oct 2018
#54
Supposed to make landfall mid-morning on Wednesday! Make your preparations now!
Baclava
Oct 2018
#13
I went out to run errands, thinking I could fill up my tank when I was done
The Blue Flower
Oct 2018
#20
Calm but cloudy in Marion County. Unless it shifts East, it should not affect us much. nt
Blue_true
Oct 2018
#32
Hurricane Michael's Storm Surge Will Likely Erode 75 Percent of Florida's Gulf Coast Beaches
Scurrilous
Oct 2018
#86
Did the con say that in terms of water that this is supposed to be the wettest?
TexasTowelie
Oct 2018
#104
"I'm not seeing the level of traffic on the roadways that I would expect" - Sheriff Ford said
womanofthehills
Oct 2018
#113