Michael moves into the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane
With predictions of up to 120-mph winds and more than 9 feet of storm surge,
"It seems like it's coming right for us. I live four to five blocks from the water, so I'm scared," said
As of the
The center of Michael is forecast to be about 400 miles west of
Still, Michael means days of squally weather and wind gusts here that could reach tropical storm-strength Tuesday as the cyclone wraps tropical moisture around it. The Weather Prediction Center is forecasting up to 2.5 inches of rain for
Because Michael is coinciding with seasonally higher tides, some minor coastal flooding is also possible,
"If we get a trailing band of rain that sets up over the same area for a long period of time, that could be an issue if it can't drain," said
Michael is the 13th named storm of the 2018 hurricane season and the seventh hurricane.
If it makes landfall as a Category 3 it will be the first major hurricane to hit the
The most recent October landfalling hurricane in the Florida
In 2016, Category 1 Hurricane Hermine hit near the Big Bend area, causing widespread damage and power outages.
The continental shelf extends out up to 90 miles from the
"I'm definitely leaving if it hits a 4," Salyer said. "I don't wish this kind of thing on anyone, but I also wish it wasn't here."
Since 1851,
The most recent major October hurricane to hit
"This has been different from a lot of the storms we've seen since I've been governor," Scott said. "It's fast, this is coming very fast. It could speed up. It could slow down. We don't know. And we don't know exactly where it's going to hit yet."
October storms typically form in the
The clockwise churn of an area of high pressure centered over
After landfall, a cold front traveling across the
"When you look at computer models, Michael will either be a strong Category 2 or low Category 3, but it doesn't really make a difference if you are talking 5 knots," Kottlowski said. "If it doesn't reach Category 3 but has 110 mph winds, it's still going to be a bad storm."
A Category 3 hurricane has between 111 and 129 mph winds.
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