Hurricane Michael

[Carl Pickens]

Mexico Beach

I believe they got hit the hardest.....

 

[dan4vols]

Continued prayer for the people in the path.

 

[Carl Pickens]

The damage is going to be widespread. The west end of PCB dodged a bullet

 

[golfballs]

pretty amazing what the wind forecasts are even into south and central GA. Just saw a model where it's supposed to blow 50 here in about 3 hrs which is crazy as far inland as I am.

That’s sustained. Gusts could be much higher

 

[joevol33]

Thanks. My wife is devastated, and I'm not far from it. We bought it 10 months ago, and have been remodeling ever since. The only vacations we have had there have been working vacations.

Last trip I painted inside and stained the deck. We have stripped off all the old cedar siding and rotted wood, and replaced with new, and replaced a lot of the decking. Also, had a retaining wall built to make more parking room. All new "hurricane proof" glass and doors. Installed hurricane straps while siding was off which tied the roof to the wall studs, wall studs to floor, and floor to pilings. We did everything to current standards, but I still doubt that it could take that kind of hit. Maybe we'll get lucky.

Hoping for the best for you guys

 

[joevol33]

About to become the first Cat 1 hurricane to pass within 50 miles of the center of GA since the 1800s.

They've called school off all the way up here

 

[1972 Grad]

I just found out that Scallop Cove store survived. They have posted pictures on Facebook. That is the Marathon gas station and store out on the cape on the right. I also heard that the Cape San Blas Trading Post survived. It is a little farther out on the left. My place is close to both, so there's a chance.

 

[Grand Vol]

They've called school off all the way up here

What are you going to do with yourself then?

 

[Coug]

This thing is still a cat 1 and it's basically hitting south Atlanta.

David Muir and Ginger Zee from ABC news were left in Mexico beach to ride out the storm the same general area TWC abandoned for safety reasons. Ginger Zee was literally shaking in her broadcast and she'll probably have ptsd after this.

 

[BearCat204]

I just found out that Scallop Cove store survived. They have posted pictures on Facebook. That is the Marathon gas station and store out on the cape on the right. I also heard that the Cape San Blas Trading Post survived. It is a little farther out on the left. My place is close to both, so there's a chance.

Hoping for the best and thankful you guys weren’t there

 

[tumscalcium]

This thing is still a cat 1 and it's basically hitting south Atlanta.

David Muir and Ginger Zee from ABC news were left in Mexico beach to ride out the storm the same general area TWC abandoned for safety reasons. Ginger Zee was literally shaking in her broadcast and she'll probably have ptsd after this.

Don’t know about Zee, but I do like some Ginger Lee....

 

[1972 Grad]

Hoping for the best and thankful you guys weren’t there

No way that I would have stayed with the warnings they gave.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

This thing is still a cat 1 and it's basically hitting south Atlanta.

David Muir and Ginger Zee from ABC news were left in Mexico beach to ride out the storm the same general area TWC abandoned for safety reasons. Ginger Zee was literally shaking in her broadcast and she'll probably have ptsd after this.

If I was Muir I would have said listen we’re not going to survive this, and it’s not technically cheating if you think you’re going to die.

 

[kiddiedoc]

I just found out that Scallop Cove store survived. They have posted pictures on Facebook. That is the Marathon gas station and store out on the cape on the right. I also heard that the Cape San Blas Trading Post survived. It is a little farther out on the left. My place is close to both, so there's a chance.

Wow, that's great to hear... Gives you hope!
I'm just thankful that, so far, there haven't been reports of lives needlessly lost.

 

[joevol33]

What are you going to do with yourself then?

Not sleep for sure!

 

[1972 Grad]

Wow, that's great to hear... Gives you hope!
I'm just thankful that, so far, there haven't been reports of lives needlessly lost.

My wife found someone who lives on the cape that posted some pictures on line after the storm. All I could see was some debris strewn around, some trees snapped off, and a lot of missing siding and shingles. The beach and dunes looked a little rough, but they are getting ready to redo the beach anyway. It was to start Monday of this week.

There were no pictures of any horrible destruction or major flooding. It didn't look nearly as bad as Mexico Beach from what I saw. Now, there may be some places that on the cape that got hammered, but they weren't in the pictures posted. I am cautiously optimistic.

 

[golfballs]

N Carolina and Virginia are still going to get a tropical storm. It’s expected to strengthen slightly once its bands start to move over ocean again

 

[Orangeslice13]

Still no word from St George Island

 

[1972 Grad]

Still no word from St George Island

One of the networks , maybe Weather Channel, said they were going to try and get somebody out there tomorrow. I saw one video where someone left a camera rolling , and a couple of houses(not on stilts) had probably 5 or 6 feet of water rising against them.

 

[VolGee4]

why wouldn't TWC or the cable networks hire them instead of the yappers they send that never get any good footage?

I noticed TWC used some storm chasers when Florence hit. I thought it was interesting at the time.

 

[VolInNorthCack]

My wife found someone who lives on the cape that posted some pictures on line after the storm. All I could see was some debris strewn around, some trees snapped off, and a lot of missing siding and shingles. The beach and dunes looked a little rough, but they are getting ready to redo the beach anyway. It was to start Monday of this week.

There were no pictures of any horrible destruction or major flooding. It didn't look nearly as bad as Mexico Beach from what I saw. Now, there may be some places that on the cape that got hammered, but they weren't in the pictures posted. I am cautiously optimistic.

That is fantastic news! Hoping you guys are in good shape.

 

[VolInNorthCack]

N Carolina and Virginia are still going to get a tropical storm. It’s expected to strengthen slightly once its bands start to move over ocean again

That is horrible news!

 

[1972 Grad]

That is fantastic news! Hoping you guys are in good shape.

Thanks. I would take most of the roof and siding off, and not complain.

 

[barknoxbrawler]

I believe they got hit the hardest.....

I was staying two blocks from this location just last weekend. We left Saturday. Prayed for my new friends we met in an awesome community.

 

[volinbham]

I just found out that Scallop Cove store survived. They have posted pictures on Facebook. That is the Marathon gas station and store out on the cape on the right. I also heard that the Cape San Blas Trading Post survived. It is a little farther out on the left. My place is close to both, so there's a chance.

I know the Trading Post - bought a big orange CSB towel there.

hope you're intact