Hurricane Michael

[c3n0byt3]

Some Live Webcams in the Panama City Beach area, hope they stay alive long enough to see some action:

https://www.schooners.com/multimedia/sunsetcam.htm
https://pwillys.com/beach-cam/
http://gulfcrestcondominiums.com/hdcam/

Sunrise is around 12PM (S.A time), so will see more detail then.

Those look down. I think they shut down much of the town.

 

[werny]

Those look down. I think they shut down much of the town.

https://pwillys.com/beach-cam/

That one still works fine on my side, the sun has just started to rise in Panama City Beach. The see looks quite rough.

https://mexicobeach.com/mexico-beach/beach-cam/?cn-reloaded=1&cn-reloaded=1&cn-reloaded=1 - That one might also still work.

 

[ArtyLoop]

https://pwillys.com/beach-cam/

That one still works fine on my side, the sun has just started to rise in Panama City Beach. The see looks quite rough.

502 Bad gateway on that one, on my side...

 

[Luke7777]

Those look down. I think they shut down much of the town.

Philly's is up..... like the "Wish You Were Here "

 

[werny]

502 Bad gateway on that one, on my side...

Strange, try the mexico beach link I posted.

Also, you can follow HurricaneTrack on Youtube, currently has a live stream going -

 

[werny]

More Live Feeds:

 

[Luke7777]

http://data.tallahassee.com/storm/michael-webcam/
some work...

 

[Gordon_R]

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT4+shtml/101355.shtml?

...9 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MICHAEL APPROACHES...

Water levels continue to rise quickly along the coast of the Florida
Panhandle. A National Ocean Service water level station at
Apalachicola recently reported over 4 feet of inundation above
ground level.

Updates:

1030 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...MICHAEL STILL STRENGTHENING AS THE EYE NEARS THE COAST OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate
that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 150 mph
(240 km/h) with higher gusts. The aircraft also reported that the
minimum pressure has fallen to 923 mb (27.26 inches).

The Apalachicola airport recently reported a wind gust of 72 mph
(101 km/h).

...12 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...EYEWALL OF MICHAEL COMING ASHORE ALONG THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BETWEEN ST. VINCENT ISLAND AND PANAMA CITY...
...LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE AND CATASTROPHIC WINDS MOVING
ONSHORE...

With the landfall of Michael's eye imminent, everyone in the
landfall area is reminded not to venture out into the relative calm
of the eye, as hazardous winds will increase very quickly as the eye
passes!

A weather station at the Gulf County Emergency Operations Center in
Port St. Joe recently reported a wind gust of 106 mph (171 km/h).
A Weatherflow station is St. Andrew Bay recently reported a
sustained wind of 62 mph (100 km/h) and a wind gust of 77 mph (124
km/h). The Apalachicola airport recently reported sustained winds
of 63 mph (102 km/h) with a gust of 89 mph (143 km/h).

Water levels continue to rise quickly along the coast of the Florida
Panhandle. A National Ocean Service water level station at
Apalachicola recently reported over 6.5 feet of inundation above
ground level.

 

[Luke7777]

155mph landfall... holy ****

 

[werny]

155mph landfall... holy ****

Yup, basically a Cat 5, so close.

 

[Sneeky]

The service at Sharky's is terrible, haven't seen a waiter in days

 

[Gordon_R]

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/101737.shtml?

SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.0N 85.5W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM NW OF MEXICO BEACH FLORIDA
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM SE OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...919 MB...27.14 INCHES

A wind gust of 130 mph (210 km/h) was recently
reported at a University of Florida/Weatherflow observing site near
Tyndall Air Force Base before the instrument failed. A wind gust to
129 mph (207 km/h) was reported at the Panama City Airport.

Google Maps showing area closest to direct landfall: https://www.google.co.za/maps/place...6ab99886e32b89!8m2!3d30.0800072!4d-85.6075064

Edit: Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Michael

 

[Dan C]

Hectic

 

[Shake&Bake]

Iirc @waynegohl is in Florida.
Keep safe to you and your family man!

 

[Gordon_R]

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT4+shtml/DDHHMM.shtml?

...2 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...EYE OF MICHAEL MOVING INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EAST
OF PANAMA CITY...
...LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE AND CATASTROPHIC WINDS CONTINUE...

Recently reported wind gusts include:
Tyndall Air Force Base: 119 mph (191 km/h)
Florida State University Panama City Campus: 116 mph (187 km/h)
University of Florida/Weatherflow Mexico Beach: 104 mph (167 km/h)
Panama City Treatment Plant: 94 mph (151 km/h)
Panama City Beach National Ocean Service: 78 mph (126 km/h)

Dangerous storm surge continues along the coast of the Florida
Panhandle. A National Ocean Service water level station at
Apalachicola recently reported over 7.7 feet of inundation above
ground level.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base

Tyndall is the home of the 325th Fighter Wing, providing training for all F-22A Raptor pilots.

Elevation AMSL 17 ft / 5 m

 

[yebocan]

More Live Feeds:

**** me...no bloody thanks..

 

[Gordon_R]

Selected video clips: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-45817837/hurricane-michael-videos-show-destruction-in-us

 

[Sinbad]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=235738560630715

 

[Luke7777]

Ok, so Tally got lucky... lots of tree damage and the resulting power issues of course. Will find out later today whether there was any structural damage in "my area of concern"

 

[Binary_Bark]

Hectic.
But there is something I do not understand.
Americans: "Oh there is tornado's and hurricanes that comes through here almost every day, I'm gonna build my house here"