Residents of Florida’s northern gulf coast are facing one of the most serious weather events in decades, as Hurricane Michael continues to gather strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
Yesterday evening Michael's peak winds rose to 125mph, The US National Hurricane Centre reports, and the storm was “getting much better organised” and is now forecast “to be near Category 4 strength when it makes landfall.”
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