New video footage shows flash flooding in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Michael approaches Florida, with a projected landfall on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
The Oct. 9 footage shows flash flooding in the city as the National Hurricane Center warned of a “life-threatening storm surge” as the hurricane approached land, with 9 to 13 feet of inundation possible between Tyndall Air Force Base and Keaton Beach.
The eye of the hurricane is forecast to hit west of Tallahassee and move north to the city without hitting it head on, being 90 miles southwest of Panama City and moving northwest at 13 miles per hour on Wednesday morning.
As the threat of floods, high winds, and huge surges combined, Florida Gov. Rick Scott told residents that they should no longer evacuate if they haven’t already.
“The time for evacuating along the coast has come and gone. First responders will not be able to come out in the middle of the storm. If you chose to stay in an evacuation zone, you must SEEK REFUGE IMMEDIATELY,” he said around 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 10.