Gulf Coast Braces For Hurricane Michael
Michael will bring with it life-threatening storm surge flooding, destructive winds and flooding rainfall. Michael will also spread heavy rain and strong winds to other parts of the southeastern United States after it moves inland.
Hurricane warnings and storm surge warnings have been issued along the Gulf coast of Florida, and topical storm warnings and watches are posted along the Southeast coast as far north as the Outer Banks.
On Monday afternoon, theNational Weather Service office in Tallahassee, FL issued this dire warning, that read, “Michael could develop into a potentially catastrophic event for the northeastern Gulf Coast. Michael could be the strongest hurricane to make landfall along that stretch of the Florida Panhandle Gulf coast in 13 years.