Hurricane Michael and the challenge

In reply to GTXVette :

Yeah. That was the one by my house.

Packed up and ready to go in the morning.  Safely in the garage out of the rain.

In reply to minivan_racer :

I had to reread the title, that's funny!

Hmm....one of my groomsman is flying from charlotte saturday, hope he can get out ok

I-10 looks like a mess around Tallahassee. Hopefully it’s cleared up by about 5pm tomorrow...

In reply to Pete Gossett :

That detour around isn't that bad.  I once picked up a ton of Cadillac 500 parts in Bainbridge for $125 and Havana has a great local pizza joint downtown. 

In reply to Stampie :

Thanks! Presently it looks like there’s still debris & trees down around Tallahassee, but I10 eastbound shows open. However it’s closed at Defuniak Springs. 

I’ve noticed since last night there’s now trees & debris blocking the westbound lanes in some areas too. You know it’s a strong storm when the backside of it is still doing that much damage. 

The remains of the eye passed directly over us at 12:45am. The sudden quiet actually woke me up. (Ignore the time stamp, photo is from someone else who's phone is on it's own time)

So no power this morning, but also no damage other than a little water in the shop and even that's better than last time.

It's still breezy here, gusting mid 20s but that's falling off quickly. You guys should be good towing through any time after 9am or so.

In reply to ultraclyde :

Glad you came out well.  I always worry more about inland areas that aren't as used to storms like that .

In reply to ultraclyde :

HAHAHAHA "breezy here, gusting mid 20's". You guys kill me. If its not 15mph steady I'm worried! But good to hear things are going smooth-ish. 

Anybody been through I10 between hwy 231 and 75?

231’s not a thing right now—that’s pretty much hurricane damage central, and I10 is closed for nearly half the distance between 231 and I75 to remove debris from Michael. Even east of where I10’s open there are closures and FUBARs on the north/south highways because of the storm path.

You’ll need to get west of Tallahassee before you try to get on 10–Hwy 19 looks like the westernmost access from the north.

Margie

Florida 511 shows I-10 is open now, just changed in the past hour since I last checked it. We're gonna hammer down with the wagon and see how far we get! 

I guess I'm headed through GA straight to 75.  GPS shows it clear

I-75 is clear all through south Georgia. A lot of areas still dont have power, so be conservative on fuel stop planning.

Yeah, I'm about to run out.  If I dont make it to Tifton, or they dont have gas I'm screwed.  I'm on 82 about 15 miles out.

Yay GAS!!