I've got a weather communication story to tell about #HurricaneMichael.

Probably the most frustrating job of safety communication that I have ever faced, and probably one that echoes some experience other meteorologists have had.

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social Thise of us who have lost everything in a category FIVE hurricane or a catastrophic flood or massive tornadoes ALREADY KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO SEE YOUR HOMETOWN WIPED OFF THE MAP! #hurricaneMichael #naturaldisaster #Californiawildfires

DeSantis: Maybe Joe Biden doesn't love Florida as much as Donald Trump does • Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis marked the near-three-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael by announcing a $3.1 million infusion of Federal Emergency Management Agency grants for governments within the disaster zone. The governor also took a few moments to indulge nostalgia for the Donald Trump presidency, when he enjoyed a close connection to the White House, and to […]

“If that storm happened today, I can’t guarantee we’d get quite the same amount of support, but, you know, who knows?” #Florida #HurricaneMichael

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Two years later, relief for timber losses due to Hurricane Michael is authorized • Florida Phoenix A state-federal agreement securing $380.7 million in federal grants for north Florida’s timber industry is finally official, authorizing payments to qualified timber growers to begin this fall, two years after Hurricane Michael destroyed forests worth $1.3 billion. The rare Category 5 hurricane in October 2018 cut a tornado-like swath through 11 rural counties, destroying an […]

Two years later, relief for timber losses due to Hurricane Michael is authorizedvia @flphoenixnews #FlaPol #FloridaNews #HurricaneMichael

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Trump taking money from storm-damaged FL & Puerto Rico military bases to pay for border wall • Florida Phoenix Florida Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to shift $3.6 billion away from military construction projects to build a portion of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. Among the projects losing the funding is $17 million for a “crash and rescue” facility at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City. Hurricane Michael damaged the base in […]

At @TeamTyndall Air Force base in #Florida Panhandle, Trump promised to rebuild after #hurricanemichael. Now $$ going to border wall. @FlaPol @sayfie

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Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis calls Republican congressmen who opposed disaster aid “shameful” • Florida Phoenix More than seven months after Hurricane Michael devastated parts of Florida’s Panhandle, Congress has finally approved a financial disaster relief package that will bring billions of dollars of needed aid to the still struggling area. But two Florida Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives – Greg Steube from Southwest Florida and Francis Rooney from […]

FL CFO @JimmyPatronis calls #Florida GOP Congressional reps "shameful" for voting no on #HurricaneMichael disaster aid. #sayfie #FlaPol

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FL Congressional Reps furious about single vote dooming disaster aid • Florida Phoenix WASHINGTON — Florida lawmakers expressed outrage that key federal disaster aid package needed to help Hurricane Michael victims was held up in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday by a single vote. The bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill had already passed the U.S. Senate, and the House held a voice vote to get it […]

Political stunt infuriates FL U.S. Reps. trying to get aid for #HurricaneMichael victims. #Florida #FlaPol #sayfie @GwenGraham @RepAlLawson @DWSTweets @DonnaShalala

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Isn’t that what every #HurricaneMichael survivor wanted? A bible autographed by Donald Trump? Is this the paper towel toss equivalent? #Alabama

Grown up pick-up sticks in Quincy #FLwx as my dad and grandpa attempt to clean up some of the #HurricaneMichael damage on this #Thanksgiving morning

Several Florida courts remain closed after Hurricane Michael The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million...

Several Florida courts remain closed after #HurricaneMichael http://ow.ly/Q3WH30miHrW

Given how important #storymaps are to my research and #scicomm outreach, a #dayofscience #scienceathon would be incomplete without a latest example http://bit.ly/2AdGJo3 #hurricanemichael cc @ESWNtweets @science_a_thon

Not talked about enough are the mental health implications of climate change which are truly staggering (e.g., #HurricaneMichael #HurricaneFlorence #HurricaneMaria #HurricaneHarvey #ThomasFire #HurricaneIrma #TubbsFire) http://bit.ly/2PzAFLV via @WIRED

Notice the different purposes that these appeals to ignorance serve. #HurricaneMichael #FL #GA #PuertoRico #puertoricodeathtoll

There’s still a chance to extend voter registration deadline, advocates say. • Florida Phoenix After a Tallahassee judge rejected extending voter registration for another week because of Hurricane Michael, advocates are still hoping to get an extension. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by civil rights organizations is still pending and the groups still want an extension for voters who want to go to the polls Nov. 6. The American Civil Liberties Union, the […]

After a #Florida judge rejected extending voter registration for another week because of #HurricaneMichael, advocates are still hoping to get an extension.

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Some #RealTalk here: those who vote for climate deniers and Big Oil apologists are partially responsible for the likes of #HurricaneMichael...

Hurricane MICHAEL Advisory Archive

Forecast evolution for #HurricaneMichael. 🌀
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/MICHAEL.shtml

Aaaaaaand power is out in West #Carrboro. #ncwx cc @CarrboroTownGov @DukeEnergy Winds are much, much stronger for #HurricaneMichael than #HurricaneFlorence here.

Trick or Treat...not the kind of leaves I was expecting to clean up in October.
🍁👀 #HurricaneMichael

Paper rejections during/post #hurricaneMichael feel better than usual. News about more serious issues and about getting cities back to life is rubbing off on me. Rejection emails feel like relatively minor obstacles and I'm motivated to get my papers back on track.

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If you keep investing in fossil fuels, you are responsible for causing this severity of storm. Period.

🔥 #Divest from oil, gas and coal.
☀️ Invest in renewables and energy efficiency.
🏭 Make polluters pay.
Go #FossilFree

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God bless these poor souls who had to go through #HurricaneMichael today. My heart breaks for this young lady and her pet. She’s lost everything. 😰

Georgia Power live customer outage map - outagemap.georgiapower.com/external/default.html- wind may devastate the T&D system. 2nd Screenshot = 8:00pm.

Spelling errors fixed. $SO #HurricaneMichael #resiliency #GA

Georgia Power live customer outage map - wind may devastate the T&D system. 2nd Screenshot = 8:00pm.

Spelling errors fixed. $SO #HurricaneMichael #resiliency #GA

Watching @ABC right now in disbelief. This storm is insane! Please stay safe everyone. #HurricaneMichael

I told my brother that I don't think there will ever be any more storms named after him (at least in the Atlantic). Such a terrible situation for the Florida coast. #HurricaneMichael

Michael Weakens After Historic Slam Into Florida Panhandle Hurricane Michael was the most powerful storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in more than 26 years. The now tropical storm is moving over Georgia on its way to the Carolinas.

Meanwhile, #HurricaneMichael, threatens "a near worst-case scenario for the Florida Panhandle". www.npr.org/2018/10/10/656052881/hur...

#HurricaneMichael just increased in strength again. This is a monster. 933mb? Insane.

Stay safe, FL Panhandle folks. I’m thinking about you today. #HurricaneMichael

Looks like the eye will pass through the AL/GA/FL triple border point. #HurricaneMichael