Chattahoochee At St. Joseph Peninsula State Park on Cape San Blas, the storm surge cut through the peninsula, creating two inlets, resulting in portions of the park no longer being accessible by vehicle. Check the latest Atlanta Weather Forecast here. Hydrology 48 / 75 Despite 20 to 30 knots (23 to 35 mph) of westerly wind shear, radar data from Belize and infrared satellite imagery indicated the system had continued to develop through the rest of the day. As it spun northeast past Honduras, southeastern Mexico, and western Cuba, the storm became … At 1 a.m. CDT Thursday: The storm's center should be moving northeast over southern Georgia, still as a hurricane. National Weather Service Overview Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. Michael was showing no signs of weakening as confidence of an impact somewhere along the Florida Big Bend and/or Panhandle increased as seen in Figure 3. 18 / 75 Satellite Images Albany In addition to the life-threatening storm surge, structural damage was extensive, particularly across the Florida Panhandle. Port St. Joe 68 / 75 Though the season officially began on June 1, 2018 and ended November 30, 2018, dates adopted by convention and historically describe the period during each year when most tropical cyclones form, it effectively started with the formation of Tropical Storm Albertoon May 25. Each tab across the top of this page provides additional details relating to the storm, including a detailed description of the storm's history and impacts to the tri-state area. These widespread power outages extended into southwest Georgia with 100% of customers losing power all the way up to Lee County, GA! The Democrat is part of the lucky 3%. St. George Island Georgia EMC customers check here. Hurricane Michael enters the books as the fourth-strongest (based on wind, third-strongest based on pressure) hurricane to make landfall in the United States in … Please try again later. 56 / 75 The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual hurricane season in the north Atlantic Ocean. In less than 48 hours Michael deepened from a Category 1 to a high-end Category 4 on 10 October at 2 AM EDT. More on the timber impacts in Florida can be found in the Florida Forest Service report.   In a southwest Georgia city, another devastating attack from Mother Nature, Hurricanes like Michael show why we can’t ignore climate change, ‘We’re back to frontier days’: Michael’s aftermath in Florida. I’ll see you on the other side of that front.”. This was in part due to the weakening of an upper-level shortwave trough which was located just northwest of the storm. Courtesy of FSU Disaster Incident Research Team ASCAT data revealed that low level circulation was becoming better organized and the system was displaying maximum winds of up to 35 knots (40 mph). Homes and businesses were not the only structures impacted. The impacts here in north Alabama and the Tennessee Valley will mainly stay as wind and rain. While Panama City, where this wind speed was clocked, was in the eyewall, it was also on the weaker backside, so it is unlikely the strongest winds were there. 5 DAYS BEFORE LANDFALL: Tallahassee Democrat/WeatherTiger forecaster Ryan Truchelut warns readers online and in print that one more tropical test stands between North Florida and fall-like temperatures. His career started off at FOX 21 News in Duluth, MN working there for 10 months before moving onto KDLT News in Sioux Falls in 2013. 9.62 inches: This is the highest precipitation total on the Weather Prediction Center summary for Michael, from the Black Mountain area of North Carolina, not too far from Asheville in the western part of the state. Inland flooding associated with Hurricane Michael across the tri-state region was limited as the hurricane quickly tracked across the area. Details at tickets.tallahasse.com. LANDFALL – 1:35 p.m. – OCT. 10: Hurricane Michael makes landfall at Mexico Beach. Local Model Data Figure 10: Graphic depicting all tropical cyclones (category 3 or higher) to have made landfall over the Florida Panhandle before Hurricane Michael Mexico Beach Inland flooding associated with Hurricane Michael across the tri-state region was limited as the hurricane quickly tracked across the area. The arrival of the front should help push the worst of Michael to our southeast and up the East Coast by the end of the day on Thursday. The Democrat livestreams the governor’s warnings while Truchelut answers readers’ questions live on Facebook and Tallahassee.com. Hurricane Michael was truly a unique event. 47 / 75 Observations (Text)