![]() Hurricane center director Ken Graham says that when a storm comes ashore with winds that strong, “it’s going to stay a hurricane for a while.” Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, earlier Wednesday afternoon with 155 mph (250 kph) winds. EDT, Michael still had top sustained winds of 150 mph (240 kph) as its core moved over Florida’s Panhandle. The director of the National Hurricane Center says Michael is going to keep its strength even as it moves into Alabama and Georgia.īy 3 p.m. He says the storm “intensified extremely quickly and didn’t give anyone enough time to do much.” _ ![]() Michael went from a tropical storm to a projected Category 3 hurricane in around six hours and could have caught thousands off guard.īrad Kieserman is the Vice President of Operations and Logistics for the American Red Cross. Emergency managers say they don’t know how many left the area, but there were about 6,000 people in 80 shelters in five states, including nearly 1,200 who are still in shelters following Hurricane Florence. Tallahassee is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Mexico Beach, which is near where Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday afternoon _Ī Red Cross official says it’s possible that as many as 320,000 people on Florida’s Gulf Coast did not evacuate and are likely riding out the storm.Įvacuation orders were sent by state and local officials to about 325,000 people. He warned residents to stay inside until they’ve received an all-clear from public safety officials. Gillum says power crews are ready to begin assessing damage as soon as the storm completely passes. Gillum told CNN during a Wednesday interview that, “We’re going to be here for each other.” Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee for Florida governor Andrew Gillum says his city is prepared and ready to help its neighbors in the region. It was moving north-northeast at 13 mph (21 kph).ĭangerous storm surge continues along the coast of the Florida Panhandle. advisory, the storm was located 20 miles (32 kilometers) west-northwest of Bainbridge, Georgia, and 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Albany, Georgia. The storm made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane earlier Wednesday afternoon.Īccording to a 6 p.m. Maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) were recorded in Seminole County, Georgia, Wednesday evening. The National Hurricane Center says Michael’s eye has crossed from the Florida Panhandle into southwestern Georgia as a dangerous Category 3 storm, the strongest to hit that part of the state in recorded history. It made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm around 1:40 p.m. ![]() In an email, an EMC spokesperson said winds had caused trees to fall onto power lines, prompting the outages.Īs of Wednesday evening, Hurricane Michael was a Category 3 storm. In metro Atlanta, just 17 customers were without power. Georgia EMC said that about 15,376 of its customers were also without power.įor Georgia EMC, most of its affected customers were in five counties in southwest Georgia, where more than 13,500 customers were without power. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Georgia Power said around 4:30 p.m. More than 32,000 homes and businesses in Georgia were without power Wednesday evening as parts of the state were beginning to feel the impact from Hurricane Michael. Scott said at least 192,000 homes and businesses are without power, but vowed “a massive wave of response” with thousands of utility personnel fanning out to restore power, along with medical teams, law enforcement personnel and the search and rescue squads. He says flash flooding and tornadoes are still possible, and says officials have heard reports of at least two tornadoes in Florida. Scott held a news conference Wednesday evening and urged people to stay off roads and leave them open to first responders as they begin the work of search and rescue - and recovery. Rick Scott says search and rescue teams are heading into the state’s hardest-hit areas to help survivors of Hurricane Michael. Officials hadn’t immediately confirmed the man’s name. ![]() Emergency crews were heading to the home, but downed power lines and blocked roads were making the trip difficult. Wednesday, saying a tree had crashed through the roof of the man’s Greensboro home and trapped him. Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Anglie Hightower says they received a call around 6 p.m. Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man was killed by a falling tree as Hurricane Michael tore through the state. ![]()
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