My dad lives near Pensacola and he and his neighbors have decided to ride out the storm. They were installing their shutters and sandbags all day yesterday.

Although I suggested he get out of town, he's going to stay. I told him I thought that was a dumb idea.

This will be a deadly storm.

10 people died in Central America when it was just a TS/Cat1

Hurricane Michael came ashore near Mexico Beach. Those people have borne the worst of the storm, its winds and the storm surge. I hope the best for those folks.

My dad and his friends in Pensacola got lucky as the storm just brushed by them.

I told him it was foolish to stay. The risk is too great.

This would put them on the roof and possibly still under water.

The time to leave was yesterday.

Hoping for the best.

I hope President Trump goes down there personally to show that he's not buying what the climate change frauds are selling.

and radiate people are healthier people. Better able to ride out a Hurricane. And don't even get me started on how much coal waste in our rivers help prevent floods. But oh, the bleeding hearts and commies want you to die by Hurricane!

it is moving so fast. That's the only good thing.

EDIT = this is good not only because less time for rain to accumulate and less during damaging winds but also because of the combination - rain soaks ground and looses tree roots and wind knocks down trees.

I am just saying this is only good thing about a bad storm.

Shit just got real.

I was watching the news when it was a tropical storm off the coast of Cuba...next thing I see is a Cat 1 hurricane. Now it is a possible Cat 4 or Cat 5!

The people in that region still haven't recovered from Florence. All of that flooding has been devastating.

Still has 145 mph winds and it's eye has breached the Georgia border.

They will get the worst of the winds.

All of that water will be forced ashore.

That was the most stunning part.