While I am traveling, I can’t provide frequent updates on Hurricane Michael, but here are some places to go and get information. As of 8 pm tonight, Michael is a category 1 storm expected to get stronger before it makes landfall, probably sometime on Wednesday afternoon on the Florida Panhandle. It is currently expected to travel northeast across Georgia and then up the East Coast before accelerating out to sea off of NC and VA. The worst impacts will be to the east of the storm’s path, wherever that ends up. Impacts from the storm will occur outside of the cone of uncertainty, which just describes where the center of circulation will go.
A more detailed discussion of the current situation can be found at Weather Underground at https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Hurricane-Watches-Florida-Panhandle-Rapidly-Intensifying-Michael. The forecasts of the path, intensity and timing will continue to evolve over time, so check for updates at least twice a day. I will also retweet information at @SE_AgClimate and on Facebook at SEAgClimate.
***DO NOT count on your smartphone weather app to provide current and correct information, since many of them are only updated once a day.
National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service (for local forecasts): https://www.weather.gov/ and type your location into the box
Mike’s Weather Page: https://www.spaghettimodels.com/
NWS Southeast River Forecast Center: https://www.weather.gov/serfc/
