FEMA on Hurricane Michael

As Hurricane Michael bears down on Florida’s Gulf Coast, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are warning those in its path to take the storm seriously.

Michael is now a category 4 storm with winds of 145 miles per hour and a forecasted storm surge of some 14 feet.

FEMA officials say that’s powerful enough to cause widespread flooding, damage, and death. FEMA Administrator Brock Long said, “Unfortunately, Hurricane Michael is a hurricane of the worst kind. There is nothing else that can be said about it. We’re looking at 145 mile an hour sustained winds. It could possibly get stronger. Major hurricanes cause large losses of life and the most amount of destruction that hurricanes can bring forward.  The citizens in Georgia need to wake up and pay attention. Bottom line is this is going to be the worst storm that southwest Georgia and central Georgia have seen in many, many decades if not the worst storm the state has seen and it’s going to pass through and impact numerous counties.”