Some of you reading this may be concerned about the fact that recently, Hurricane Michael has formed in the Caribbean and is posing a threat to Florida. This blog post is to clear up any ambiguities regarding me and the storm.
Basically to put a long story short, I am fine. Hurricane Michael is not tracked to head towards Miami or any part of South Florida. Instead, the storm is tracked to make landfall over North Florida, possibly even hitting the coastal town of Panama City, FL. My heart goes out to those people who will very shortly begin to feel the wrath of Michael, as the Category 3 storm edges ever closer to the coast of Florida for a hit possibly as early as tomorrow.
However, the storm's impact will be felt much further than North Florida. Storm surge warnings have been issued as far south as the Tampa Bay area, and the neighbouring states of Alabama and even Louisiana. After the storm impacts Florida, it is expected to turn to the north, and impact most of the Deep South region of the United States. This includes but not limited to: Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Michael will then leave the US completely and head out over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
If you were worried about me, then worry no more, since Hurricane Michael is not heading for South Florida. In fact, as I write this, the storm which is capable of 120 mph (~ 200 km/h) winds is over 400 miles (~650 km) to the west of Miami. Therefore, this city will not feel any impact of Hurricane Michael. I am now hoping that no future hurricanes hit the city from the 2018 hurricane season.
Thank you for reading this post from Jack Fawsitt Photography.
UPDATE: 10/10/2018: Hurricane Michael is now ravaging the coast of Northern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. A follow up post is linked here.
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| An image of Hurricane Michael on 9 October 2018. Image property of NASA, who released the image into the Public Domain. |
