Hurricane Michael looms large: New satellite image shows storm
barreling towards Florida as it's expected to reach Category 4 by
landfall amid fears it will be the 'worst ever'
- Hurricane Michael strengthened into a
Category 3 storm with wind of up to 150mph on Tuesday
- It is expected to approach Category 4
strength when it makes landfall in Northern Florida on
Wednesday
- Michael was located about 235 miles
south-southwest of Apalachicola as of 8pm on Tuesday
- Mandatory evacuation orders went into
effect Tuesday for some 120,000 residents and tourists
- Florida Governor Rick Scott called
Michael a 'monstrous hurricane' and declared a state of
emergency for 35 Florida counties from the Panhandle to Tampa
Bay
- The governors of Georgia and Alabama
have also declared a state of emergency
- Forecasters said it could potentially be
the most powerful storm to strike the Panhandle in at least a
decade
- Forecasters have warned that parts of
Florida's Big Bend area could see up to 12 feet of storm
surge, while Michael also could dump up to a foot of rain over
some Panhandle communities as it moves inland
- Airports in Pensacola and Destin-Fort
Walton Beach have announced they will shut down from midnight
Published: 01:07 EDT,
9 October 2018
| Updated: 23:58 EDT, 9
October 2018
Hurricane Michael is expected to be
near category 4 strength when it makes landfall in the Florida
Panhandle or the Florida Big Bend Area, the U.S. National
Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.
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