Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm and is expected to strengthen before landfall.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the National Hurricane Center has classified Michael as an “extremely dangerous” hurricane and “a life-threatening event for the northeastern portion of the Gulf Coast.”
The storm is about 80 miles south-southwest of Panama City and is churning toward the Florida coast at 14 mph with sustained winds of 145 mph at its center, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Unlike Florence, Michael is expected to move quickly across the Southeast U.S.
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