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MIAMI – Michael regained his strength in the warm tropical waters, fearing a strong hurricane rush before hitting the northeastern coast of Florida, where frantic residents were climbing into homes and searching for evacuation routes for protect yourself from the dangerous storm.
A hurricane-fighter aircraft that struck Michael's swirling eye off the western tip of Cuba on Monday discovered that wind speed was increasing even as forecasters warned that the storm could achieve major hurricane status with winds reaching over 100 mph by Tuesday night.
It is expected to arrive on Wednesday on the northeast coast of the Gulf, where authorities have announced a potentially devastating strike.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday that "on the forecast runway, Michael's center will continue to move into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico this morning, then into the east. Gulf of Mexico later today and tonight.The center of Michael should move to the interior
in the Florida Panhandle or Florida Big Bend area Wednesday, then northeasterly across the southeastern United States Wednesday night and Thursday. "
By early Tuesday, Michael's sustained maximum winds had risen to around 90 mph as he was heading north at 12 mph. The storm was centered about 425 miles south of Apalachicola and 455 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Hurricane winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the core and tropical storm force winds have come out 175 miles
Michael ransacked western Cuba on Monday with heavy rains and high winds.
Forecasters have warned that Michael, already a Category 1 storm, could pour up to a foot of rain in western Cuba, potentially causing sudden floods and landslides in mountain areas.
Natural disaster organizations in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua killed 13 people, roofs collapsed and residents were washed away by rivers. Six people died in Honduras, four in Nicaragua and three in El Salvador. The authorities were also looking for a boy carried away by a river in Guatemala. Most of the rains were attributed to a low pressure system off the Pacific coast of El Salvador. Hurricane Michael in the Caribbean could also have contributed.
Sherman David Morgan of Escambia County, David Morgan, has outright confessed to residents who choose to weather the storm that first responders will not be able to join them during or just after Michael crashed onto the coast .
"If you decide to stay in your house and a tree falls on your house or the storm surge catches you and you are now calling for help, there is anyone who can answer to help you, "Morgan said at a press conference.
Florida Governor Rick Scott called Michael a "monstrous hurricane" with devastating potential due to high winds, storm surges and heavy rains. He declared the state of emergency for 35 counties of Florida, from Panhandle to Tampa Bay, activated hundreds of members of the National Guard of Florida and removed tolls to encourage residents of Florida ribs to evacuate their land.
He also warned caregivers of North Florida hospitals and retirement homes to do their utmost to ensure the safety of the elderly and infirm. As a result of Hurricane Irma last year, 14 people died when a nursing home in South Florida lost electricity and air conditioning.
"If you are responsible for a patient, you are responsible for the patient, take care of it," he said.
A large pile of sand in Tallahassee was reduced to a pile in a few hours on Monday as people filled sandbags to prevent flooding.
The mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, Florida's Democratic candidate for governorship, filled the sandbags of residents and urged residents of the state capital to complete urgent preparations quickly . Local authorities fear power outages and the major damage caused by Michael.
"Today is about life and security," said Gillum. "There is nothing between us and this storm if it is hot water and I think it is what terrifies us by the potential impacts."
In the small town of Apalachicola, Panhandle, Mayor Van Johnson Sr. said the 2,300 people were frantically preparing for a major hurricane attack that could resemble that observed for decades. Many filled sandbags and got into houses. Locals also lined up to buy gas and groceries even though evacuations – voluntary and mandatory – were due to accelerate on Tuesday.
"We are facing a major storm with a significant impact, perhaps greater than the one I've been living in for 59 years," said Johnson about the city, riding the bank of Apalachicola Bay, a creek in the Gulf of Mexico which collects about 90 ° C. per cent of oysters from Florida.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for residents of the barrier islands, mobile homes and low-lying coastal areas of Gulf, Wakulla and Bay counties.
In an article posted on Facebook on Monday, the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office said no shelter would be open, as the Wakulla County shelters were considered safe only for hurricanes whose sustained winds are below 111 mph. As Michael's winds were even stronger, residents of Wakulla County were asked to evacuate their lands.
"This storm has the potential to be a historic storm, thanks for taking care," said the sheriff's office in a message.
The strong winds were not the only danger. Some parts of Florida's winding Big Bend could see a storm surge of up to 12 feet, while Michael could also pour up a rain foot on some Panhandle communities while he was moving inland, forecasters said.
Alabama's neighbors – all the state is subject to an emergency declaration – were also preparing. Governor Kay Ivey said she feared widespread power outages and other problems. Forecasters also warned that spin-off tornadoes would also pose a threat.
With the next storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, where the water is warm and the weather is good, "Michael may well become a major hurricane before landing", Robbie Berg Hurricanes at Miami's storm forecast hub, writes in a notice.
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