Michael wiped Mexico Beach off the map. Cat 5. No amount of preparation would have helped one with that. I was there 4 days after it happened. Complete and total devastation. 19' storm surge.
Panhandle is the reddest place in America, IMO. That's why they hate us. I say "us" as I'm a Cracker and spent a lot of my life on that little patch of land in MB. I haven't lived in FL since the 70s.
What was wild was when the 200 mph wind hit the freshly baled cotton and blasted it into the trees across the road like blown in insulation. Damndest thing I've seen.
Michael wiped Mexico Beach off the map. Cat 5. No amount of preparation would have helped one with that. I was there 4 days after it happened. Complete and total devastation. 19' storm surge.
Panama City here and the eye went over my house. No national coverage like Katrina or Andrew...they hate us here.
Did the "eye" see your house? 😊
NO...he was bent over watching his other eye!!!! The more you know!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yup. Looked right down at it.
Its was just a blip for the MSM. God forbid we cared about a mostly conservative area. So easy to see.
Panhandle is the reddest place in America, IMO. That's why they hate us. I say "us" as I'm a Cracker and spent a lot of my life on that little patch of land in MB. I haven't lived in FL since the 70s.
We're glad to have you as an honorary "us"!
Not honorary. Member of Florida Pioneers ; ) Pure Cracker.
They were still clearing fallen trees from the sides of I10 6 months later or more. (I'm near Pensacola)
GC
What was wild was when the 200 mph wind hit the freshly baled cotton and blasted it into the trees across the road like blown in insulation. Damndest thing I've seen.
The pine forests in the I-10 medians between Tally an P'cola have yet to recover.
The scariest part was how fast Michael developed. Just a few days from "keep an eye on this" to "Oh shit, this storm is a beast".
HAARP
Hmmm...better ask Dave about that one!