Hurricane Michael

[Diggin It]

Currently forecast to come ashore in the Florida Big Bend area as a Category 3 Hurricane with winds near 120MPH, cross FL, GA, SC and NC, then go back out to sea.

 

[sea2summit]

Made the big generator purchase this year...haven't wired a bypass to the box yet so I guess we're running extension cords this time. Other than that just need to top of a couple non-ethanol gas cans and we're set.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Yup.. still have all the gas from the last one that was supposed to get us, a week or 2 ago..
I forgot, I cut the grass yesterday.. I better go top off the can.. & fill the car..

 

[Diggin It]

Hurricane Michael Advisory Number 13
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018
400 PM CDT Tue Oct 09 2018


"Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 120 mph (195 km/h)
with higher gusts. Michael is a category 3 hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some additional strengthening
is expected, and Michael is forecast to be a major hurricane at
landfall in Florida."

 

[TractorGuy]

I probably should have evacuated but we decided to stay. We are inland a ways so hopefully the worst will stay west of us.

This is the first time my diesel supplier let me down and couldn't make a delivery with two days notice. I should be okay though. I have about 3 days worth on hand and they should be be able to get to me by Friday. I filled the generator, both tractors, and four 5 gallon cans. My drums hold 5 gallons in the bottom of each one I can suck out with a small pump. That give me about 74 gallons and the generator uses less than a gallon per hour.

I filled my gas cans with ethanol free in case my daughter needs it for their gas generator.

 

[Diggin It]

Hurricane Michael Advisory Number 15
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018
400 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate
that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 140 mph (220
km/h) with higher gusts. Michael is an extremely dangerous category
4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some
additional strengthening is possible before landfall.

 

[Diggin It]

Hurricane Michael Local Statement Advisory Number 15
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA AL142018
540 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

This product covers NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA

**Major Hurricane Michael making landfall on the Florida Panhandle
Today. Expected to cause significant impacts to much of central and
east Georgia through Thursday.**


OVERVIEW...

Hurricane Michael is a category 4 major hurricane and is expected to
make landfall along the Florida panhandle between noon and 3pm today
and then accelerate northeast over southwest and into middle Georgia
tonight. Please note that torrential rainfall, strong winds and
possible tornadoes will will affect much of north and central Georgia
this afternoon and this evening, well ahead of the arrival of the
center of the storm.

During the height of the storm, sustained winds of 25 to 45 mph will
be possible with gusts up to 70 mph across portions of central
Georgia, with the strongest winds roughly along and south of a line
from Columbus to Macon to west of Augusta.

Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected, with the
potential for locally higher amounts. An elevated risk of localized
flash flooding exists due to the heavy rain potential.

 

[TractorGuy]

Weather lady just announced a 173 MPH wind gust. ��

 

[Thomas]

All in the path of this nasty storm be safe and we are pulling for you.

 

[/pine]

Wonder how many that chose not to evac are having second thoughts?...over 100K households without power in FL alone...!