Sep. 23: Major Hurricane To Strike Gulf Coast

People in the Florida Panhandle, Big Bend region and much of the central and eastern Gulf coast need to complete preparations for major hurricane impacts by Wednesday night before hazardous conditions arrive by Thursday. A tropical rainstorm in the Gulf will likely develop into Hurricane Helene early this week. #tropical #update #tropicalupdate #helene #hurricane #tropicalstorm
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[@southernbelladonna78]

These guys did awesome getting the word out early on this! We werent completely prepared for Ida and I actually got stuck at home and had to go through it. By the time we knew where it was going and how bad it was going to be there were no hotel rooms available for several states in each direction. It was 5 weeks with no power. We had enough supplies for about a week. All gas stations were shut down for about a 5 hour drive! Eventually we found gas and purchased a generator and more supplies. Things got bearable after that but still pretty crummy. We don't usually get that much damage in our area so it was really unexpected. They did awesome with this storm!❤

[@bribay]

I guess my insurance about to price me out of my home. Might have to leave this state.

[@idontcare1481]

I’m curious, what part of Florida are you and how much? We are moving to North Port.

[@steven4315]

@@idontcare1481 Right in the middle of sinkhole country?

[@whazzat8015]

You are just paying your share of the cost of prosperity based on externalized cost

[@MistaHoffinata]

Ur that broke? Sell the car now, get an emergency fund started, work 6 jobs, save up and buy a car with CASH. Stop being broke and coming and commenting some crap like this wake up dude !

[@isartoraplatz]

Go west young man 👨🏽 Go west … not California

[@tonycollazorappo]

Being a senior, I hate this time of year 😕

[@marilynackerman9185]

Amen told that!!!

[@Randy-jz9ox]

Hang in there, Tony!

[@robinh.524]

Me too! Its not easy to do all the prep at our age and packing to leave and take pets too is just more.

[@debwoods3831]

Same here. My husband is on hospice..

[@robinh.524]

@@debwoods3831 I'm so sorry. I'll be praying for you!

[@Jeffrey_L]

Consensus of models show Cat4+. Surprised Accuweather isn’t warning that a 4 is likely. Some models are showing a 5 just the same as a 3. This one is gonna be devastating. People should start evacuation tonight or tomorrow and plan for the possibility of displacement for quite some time.

[@DDee-oi6kn]

Not good. Praying for everyone in it's path.

[@R2D2C_3po]

Tallahassee really needs to watch out here! Even though Tallahassee is a bit inland, a major hurricane could still be really bad news!

[@Alma_in_Florida]

Destin, FL here 😢 thank you for the update

[@abundantYOUniverse]

My buddy flies Paramotors off the beach there in Destin.

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Beautiful beaches, but those hurricanes are no joke. Even the tropical storms can be pretty bad.

[@edwardharrison9714]

Panama City Beach here... Same as you.. waiting and praying 🙏

[@SouthernAviationHEHEHEHE]

@@Alma_in_Florida Navarre, FL, hoping we don’t get smashed too hard!

[@kaleb7636]

@@edwardharrison9714 Hope y'all will be okay, and the animals at Gulf World and Zoo World.

[@jessegar94]

I am in Tampa Bay. We are going to have impact somewhat for sure. Stay safe everyone and get ready.

[@FLORIDA_MAN_813]

Same here. Over the last few days it’s shifted further and further east

[@Tampa81333]

So Tampa going to get hit ?​@@FLORIDA_MAN_813

[@Supremewin777]

They said Tampa could be completely destroyed 😢

[@Brannon_Nickles]

yeah, usf student here, stay safe.

[@cindybarnes1533]

Lake Suzy here. What about us? We got hit hard by hurricane Ian.

[@davida1977]

Seems the Panhandle cant catch a break with these hurricane paths the last few years. I-10 won't have any trees left soon

[@petem.3719]

I live near I75 and I-10. The whole area looks like Ukraine ever since Idalia. Debby made it worse and now this. There used to be some nice looking woods around. Now, most of it looks like a battlefield.

[@susiekim5728]

good luck Pensacola!! wishing yall safety from nyc!

[@Postulatedstate]

I'm in navarre

[@thelifeofamomofyoungmanand6439]

It may not hit us but we getting something because Sally was enough it's the six year when Michael hit Panama City and Destin soit may be coming their way like Sally came out way it was 16 years later from Ivan when Sally hit us

[@thelifeofamomofyoungmanand6439]

Our I meant

[@kaleb7636]

@@thelifeofamomofyoungmanand6439It'll probably turn left towards pcola and mobile.. I hope not, but it'd make sense. We have to be prepared

[@susiekim5728]

@@Postulatedstate hope everything was ok and you and your family are safe!

[@edwardharrison9714]

Sitting here in Panama City Beach 🏖️. Waiting and praying 🙏

[@AngelaGBellamy]

Iam here..Sarasota Florida..THANK YOU SO MUCH..

[@leslie3937]

Thursday of this week? Dang that storm is hauling butt. I’m in Central FL and this is the first I’ve heard.

[@donkeydan5996]

Gulf storms are the worst since they form so quickly

[@leslie3937]

@@donkeydan5996 Yup. I’ve lived on the gulf coast from FL to NOLA to Houston and have “enjoyed” most of the whoppers. At least I know I can’t flood here. If I go underwater, the whole state is screwed.

[@kylesawkon4074]

@@leslie3937 I been watching for formations cus I live in the keys, this thing was barely a disturbance a couple days ago

[@kaleb7636]

@@kylesawkon4074 what is it like living in the keys?

[@kylesawkon4074]

@@kaleb7636 feels normal to me I grew up on the coast of Florida, more touristy down here tho

[@edmclendon9399]

Mississippi Gulf Coast is keeping a close eye on this one.

[@fazegranttv424]

@@edmclendon9399 Alabama here

[@kaleb7636]

Alabama here. We are too

[@i_dont_live_here]

Batten the hatches folks, this looks to be one of the more devastating hurricanes.

[@brianmoore1164]

You can tell where the channels are based by the differences in where they put the cones.

[@jeanalice7505]

So glad Louisiana is safe from this hurricane. Praying for those in the path of this dangerous storm 🙏🏻

[@ohshucks7156]

Thank you . That was a close call. PRAYERS for Florida

[@southernbelladonna78]

Gosh me too! It brought back memories of IDA. 😬 It was terrible. Praying for Florida our cousin state. Mississippi too.

[@skidrew]

Not so fast, it hasn’t even formed yet

[@southernbelladonna78]

@@skidrew yeah I feel the same way but....more likely than not it's headed to Florida.

[@DeeperLawsInTheMultiverse]

God was not happy with this 💉💉💉 prayers are not gonna help...

[@TheJazzyRedTalkShow]

I’m in Mobile Alabama get those Generators ready and get water please! Be safe out there!

[@Postulatedstate]

In navarre near pensacola, God bless

[@Jesse-x8u]

Live in Mobile also, we are well over due for a direct hit.

[@kaleb7636]

@@Jesse-x8u I fear the impact city may be Pensacola.. We'd definitely feel that

[@kaleb7636]

@@Postulatedstate Stay safe. God bless you all

[@SunnySunShine175]

NE Florida here looking like were screwed .

[@donkey3187]

RIP NE FL

[@whiteangel0675]

You have no idea how true that statement is!

[@petem.3719]

I'd rather be where you are than where I am, 30 miles S. of Valdosta, right in the lane. Same as Idalia.

[@markzamitalo3268]

Not sure how they can predict a path with absolutely no visible center of spin.

[@theo5675]

Its hypotheses till actually forms its subject to change of course

[@KevinJonah]

Everybody that can get the hell out of there go for a drive for a couple days I don’t be around this time the storms going to be bad words in Katrina

[@user-tr8rg1xg9e]

This is sad. I heard 5 major home insurance carriers exited the Florida state.

[@Anurania]

Also happening in Texas because of storms and in California because of wildfires. I've heard the government has its own insurance agency that covers people in those situations, which makes me wonder why the government doesn't just replace private home insurance altogether with a state run program. It doesn't have to make profit for shareholders and it survives just fine if the spending exceeds the income. It would be cheaper for homeowners because it pays out everything it takes in and they wouldn't have to fight over claims like they do with the private companies.

[@tracy8882]

And the Governor or the ex president has done nothing to help the peoples of FLORIDA

[@Turnkey_BM]

@@Anurania You probably know the answer.

[@christophertipton2318]

@@tracy8882 What can any EX president do for Florida right now? Even the governor is limited at this point other than declaring states of emergencies in various counties and shifting existing state resources around, like the FHP, National Guard, the State Guard, and other agencies. Get a grip. And yes, I am a long time Florida resident. As a ham radio operator, I will be monitoring the SARNet (State Amateur Radio Network), a collaboration between the FL Department of Transportation, state and county EOCs, and Ham Radio Operators in the state. I'll monitor my county's EOC repeaters too. SARNet provides backup communications for state and county emergency operations state-wide. A ham operator in the panhandle can talk with another operator in the Keys through networked repeaters. It has been used successfully several times, as recently as this year for Debby in early August. The backup communications feature were needed in Suwanee County and for the State EOC. An operator in Suwanee County had to call for help for a water rescue as phones were out and another operator in Jacksonville heard the call and got help on the way.

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

@@Anurania Because capitalism and fear mongering about socialism. It's the same with health care, public transportation, and everything else.

[@petem.3719]

My third hurricane in barely a year. FL is becoming uninhabitable without sedatives!

[@paulk2211]

About time saying something about it the models have been saying this for the last 2 days

[@donkey3187]

Its actually looking like it could be a CAT 4 or even CAT 5 at landfall. They are always conservative this far ahead with intensity predictions.

[@JoJo-vz5uy]

Hoping NOT in a wildlife area. They’re struggling to survive as is.

[@donkey3187]

There's wildlife in all of FL

[@JC02official]

These forecasts are usually underestimated. Harvey, Otis, Ian, Idalia, Eta, and most recently Beryl have been forecasted to be way weaker.

[@maryphelps7381]

Whatever happened to the National Weather Service? Totally Defunded? Undermined like Dozens of other Federal Agencies? 😢 😢

[@kaleb7636]

National Hurricane Center is under budget too

[@lindseywalker6925]

@@maryphelps7381 - where do you think these guys get their information? SMH

[@lindseywalker6925]

Where do you think these guys are getting their information? SMH

[@itsmommy100]

Praying for best possible outcome for all concerned. Please evacuate if recommended. I can understand how difficult that might be but human lives can't be replaced. Your stuff can in time.

[@Sandi-ob8ro]

Mexico Beach, FL here. Prayers for safety to all in the path.

[@betenu1]

Come on man, I just got hit by a hurricane 5 years ago. I don't want to go through it again. This is my fourth or fifth one in the past twenty years.

[@donkey3187]

Live in hurricane alley, get hurricanes.

[@whiteangel0675]

Hmm... ever thought of maybe moving inland?

[@petem.3719]

My third one in barely a year.. Sixty miles inland and I still get slammed. The stress wears me out.

[@floridajelly4964]

This is my 20th something since George in 90s

[@floridajelly4964]

​@michaeleilers3438 anywhere in the state of Florida is 60 miles from a beach

[@AlienTakeover24]

This is so heartbreaking people please get to Shelter and stay safe we want to bring the New Year in together 😢💔heartbreaking

[@thejoydivision8]

"Gonna go.left, gonna go right" Weather forecasters can't lose.

[@ricklynch8620]

Prayers for SGI

[@katchmeifyoucan1131]

Although everyone is focused on the cone, as they should, like they said this is may be a very large storm. Please be aware of high winds, tornado touchdowns, and lightening strikes on the east coast as well. Please stay safe everyone and God Bless!

[@Sandi-ob8ro]

Gulf of Mexico storms do some crazy rapid intensification just prior to landfall so don't under estimate this storm to be what they say it will be

[@jimh.8138]

It’s about time. We’ve had the wimpiest hurricane season in decades.

[@kaleb7636]

This will make up for it. Katrina of the year, probably

[@Postulatedstate]

Track will shift after center located. No coordinates yet.

[@ironsnowflake1076]

Do you have a guess which way?

[@kaleb7636]

@@ironsnowflake1076 West

[@michaelespeland]

People remember hurricane Michael? This has some of the same trends

[@marilynackerman9185]

how could I forget....lots of empty lots where houses stood within a mile of me...

[@extractedentertainment8213]

@@michaelespeland Reminded everyday by a forever changed skyline, most of the pines and many oaks were killed here in Panama City.

[@lorihamlin3604]

Please not again, right on top of me!

[@PhilipCallicoat-k9z]

One thing is sure.... Florida and the South East better hunker down 😞...🙏

[@LearningWithTitus]

@@PhilipCallicoat-k9z yeah hunker down lol good idea. If anything get to higher ground

[@fashionfashionista9839]

I’m in gulf breeze fl…this is not good at all

[@LaKenhester]

Wow it’s going to Be a beast

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Tampa here

[@Dagger-Moose]

The center will form just south east of Cuba. It will lose strength passing over Cuba but regain some. Cat 1 cat 2 max skirting the West coast of Florida all the way up.

[@MrWarrenRetro]

You remember Hurricane Opal was in 1995, at Florida Panhandle

[@kaleb7636]

YOU remember that? You must be old

[@mylesstandish9299]

My home insurance is going up again

[@44gulfwaters]

Pensacola watching

[@lkb8602]

What about mobile bay/gulf shores if shifts west?

[@kaleb7636]

Then we're screwed. All that warm water in the bay will probably take it here. Though, we do have gulf islands that can kinda block it

[@FloridaInvestor]

Thats a bold prediction

[@michaelespeland]

Actually it's conservative given the conditions

[@josephcormier7457]

So were all the Katina predictions

[@Randy-jz9ox]

Very bold

[@michaelespeland]

@@Randy-jz9ox Why? Give me a proper educated explanation as to why its bold.

[@Randy-jz9ox]

@@michaelespeland dictate to yourself, kid. I don't engage smugness, and I don't care if you agree with me or not.

[@igottabasketballjones7420]

lol I love how they changed it from 2 to 3 towards the end of the video. Should have changed it to a 7, just to keep people on their toes! 🤨 wtfwt

[@cathywallace6990]

Crystal coast clear

[@dajewel1982]

Geeeezzz that escalated fast !!!

[@Randy-jz9ox]

That's what I was thinking

[@PopeyeKF4LBG]

So why is this conciderd a cyclone and not a Hurricane?

[@Codygore-e3z]

What about Pensacola

[@kaleb7636]

Y'all arent in the clear just yet

[@ericneilson1198]

Will Ft. Walton Beach skate out of this?

[@kaleb7636]

No

[@Sugarlydeliciousness]

😂 Weatherman Plus already made the call. He been talking about this happening since the recent hurricane. You guys may have the education but that Man Got A God GIVEN GIFT to Read Storms.

[@garysmith6857]

Folks beware!!! This storm is just beginning!!! Could be anywhere 🤷

[@pastordeniseearley6067]

I am in Chiefland Fla thanks for posting. 😊😊😊😊.

[@bracsim]

Tampa Bay is not ready for this, too many houses and buildings closed to shore not to mention the bay itself, water comes in with no way to escape other than going into the city, devastating.

[@coleengoodell7523]

Be safe and prepared. This isn't your first rodeo. You're lives are more valuable and irreplaceable than any of your material possessions.

[@Randy-jz9ox]

WHAT? NAH! C'MON MAN! OH HELL NAH!

[@donkey3187]

OH YEAH!!!! ;)

[@austinhowells20]

I lived in Ocala fl

[@frjimt2286]

Joe Bastardi,we miss you

[@Nationalfruitcakeoutlet]

Seminole county Florida is going to miss all of it

[@Perez4]

I was in Panama City through Hurricane Michael. I told myself then that if I had to deal with another one and rebuild, I've had enough of florida. Looks like i just may be moving up north after all. Done with this sht

[@jasonbeasley9774]

@@Perez4 bye… Florida is not for the weak minded

[@Perez4]

@@jasonbeasley9774 🤣 The weak mindset, LOL you silly fk

[@kaleb7636]

@@jasonbeasley9774 Not weak minded, just cautious. Just wait until this storm becomes a cat 6.

[@97warlock]

mountain out of a molehill right now. cat 2 doesnt worry me. 3 i'll be conserned but we,us went thru 10 hours of a 4 so we as the old saying goes Dont forget what the Fk weve been thru & we still standing strong, but the economy SUCKS

[@hanzketchup859]

Very interesting because it is said the solar maximum disrupts the upper atmosphere which is unfavorable for forming a hurricane. Does your computer modeling app take into account a solar maximum?

[@cynthialewis4313]

It could be even higher cat. 4-5 even!

[@GodLovesYou828]

At least p Diddy is safe

[@johnnyweld9672]

low end Cat 3 strong Cat 2

[@cogen651]

People are nuts to live n florida 😮😮😮😮

[@annwilkiemeyer3433]

It's Hurricane season

[@kathleengooch3619]

Damn here we go again 🙄

[@EnkiWesley]

This news report reminds me of the macarena 🤣😜🤣

[@DannyEastVillage]

where's that Sharpie when you need it?

[@SV-vx9ss]

@@DannyEastVillage 🤣

[@FrosstKatt]

as long as waffle house don't close we should be fine

[@jimmycain8669]

Baloney this isn’t a major hurricane. It will weaken quit trying to scare people.

[@EnkiWesley]

Room to the east room to the West room to the East and you shake it all about😂

[@kaleb7636]

Yep

[@user-tr8rg1xg9e]

🐈💨 🌳 coming! Prepare now ⚠️

[@stansmith8292]

You know your videosare of no use whatsoever when someone is trying to figure out if the storm is coming their way or what is going on because it says that your videos were updated 5 minutes ago but the videos that are on here are from 5 days ago.. This people could die because of you

[@tracy8882]

My family lives in Pensacola so is they safe to let their guard down the local news are they are out of any impact

[@kaleb7636]

No, they're not in the clear. Mobile here

[@SlurpGoblin]

Well shit.

[@100perdido]

That be some bold predictions and mighty ballsy click bait. And if you are soooo certain about this, why would anyone in Biloxi or Mobile need to keep any eye out? "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you do know for sure than ain't true". Mark Twain

[@16MedicRN]

It's crazy. And the dramatics. These people should've been actors. I watch JustWeather, who's Jonathan from Channel 6. He's just matter of fact and only says what he can as far as forecasts. You ought to check it out.

[@mississippioutpost2895]

Get out now

[@AuburnTiger1]

Katie bar the door!

[@roxannehudson7410]

Y'all already knew that .that no t anything new y'all said that from jump Street

[@joek511]

After living through Katrina nothing worries me. I look at it and say, yup another storm. Let's eat the ice cream. I used a 9 volt battery after Katrina to make phone calls , took baths in the lake, and fired up that grill. 2 weeks living off the land was the best time I ever had. even our kids loved it

[@kaleb7636]

This is a potential cat 6. Don't think this is a nothing burger

[@TC-eo5eb]

I live in Wisconsin. I have been a home owner for 42 years and never had a claim. My home owners insurance has almost doubled in the past year alone. Why am I paying for hurricane damage in Florida ?

[@puzer1]

because that's how insurance works...educate yourself...

[@jemsmom6922]

You are also paying for the tornadoes and storm damage in YOUR area…learn how insurance works.

[@rirtunsasgi2626]

because that's how insurance works.

[@amg500sl5]

Because your home value went up rapidly so the insurance.

[@TC-eo5eb]

@@jemsmom6922 There have been tornado's and storm damage for hundreds of years here, nothing new.

[@vic_con_carne5137]

Your cone is off. Do better

[@theo5675]

That’s accurate

[@kathleengooch3619]

😮

[@eugenesmith4272]

The more and more I watch the storm the more and more I think he has to go get us out and spend and panic spend and panic the news reporters helping retail for f****** 50 years

[@normapenetta5940]

Predictions for Orlando?

[@briandonovan4620]

@@normapenetta5940 rain ☔

[@elliesummer5249]

Be prepared…

[@normapenetta5940]

@@briandonovan4620 severe enough weather to cancel a vacation? We are flying in at 7:30pm on 9/25 and supposed to fly home 9:30pm on 9/29.

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

Will still be here next week.

[@kaleb7636]

@@normapenetta5940 Doubt it. It has more room to go west than east. and plus it's predicted to impact the panhandle

[@Supremewin777]

Start EVACUATIONS 😮

[@EnkiWesley]

Hey don't you think we should wait till it passes Cuba before we start all the hurricane mongering? What are your ratings must be tanking right now. Everything's getting kind of boring so you got to find something to conjure up some sort of interest😂

[@earth2death]

New coverage is so amateur

[@sharonbyrd8625]

N Bradenton

[@ceceliataylor4477]

All weather on iTunes are different story . ,

[@vajona2495]

not a single hurricane has hit land this year.

[@davida1977]

wasn't there one only a week ago?

[@CaptainDayne]

Wrong !

[@vajona2495]

@@davida1977 according to the actual weather buoys, stations, and airports its wind readings were never over a tropical storm

[@vajona2495]

@@CaptainDayne Imagine if there were weather buoys, stations, and airports with all the information that is easily accessible. join us in reality please

[@CaptainDayne]

@vajona2495 there are , and we have had 2 hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast this year. You need to get out of fantasy land come back down to reality. I dont suggest trying to berate other people when you are totally wrong.

[@EdStyer]

Are you sure? Your Forecasts SUCK! We were suppose to have a big storm last week for 2 days...We got SQUAT!