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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]Grammy23
(5,806 posts)17. We left home (Pensacola) on Sat. To meet up
With my niece and her husband and will fly to France from Boston tomorrow. Did very little prep before we left due to running out of time and this storm was a bit of a surprise to build up so quickly. We are on the edge of the cone so unless something really weird happens, we should be fine. I have had to talk my husband down from the trees as he has worried incessantly since no storm path is certain until it makes landfall. I reminded him if we were home, we would do just a few more things like take down our bird feeders and buy a few things for our hurricane stash. As it is, we will be getting on a River Cruise and will be looking at the storm from 4500 miles away.
I hope Michael is not as bad as they suggest he may be and surely hope that the Carolinas get a break on the rain. Saw Rick Scott this a.m. trying to look prepared, etc. I hope he goes down in flames on Election Day!
Be safe to all those in the path of the storm! Heed the warnings!
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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