Hurricane Michael Grows Stronger, Expected To Reach Category 4

October 9, 2018

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Hurricane Michael is now a major category 3 hurricane and is expected to reach category 4 by landfall.

The latest information on the storm is in the graphics on this page. A Hurricane Warning has been changed a Tropical Storm Warning for inland Escambia and inland Santa Rosa counties. A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for southern Escambia and southern Santa Rosa counties.

Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher gusts. Michael is now a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some further strengthening is expected overnight and on Wednesday, and Michael is forecast to become a category 4 hurricane before it makes landfall in the
Florida Panhandle or the Florida Big Bend area.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles
(280 km).

For additional local information, see the front page of NorthEscambia.com.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive