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4 Miracle Kittens Fall Out of Ceiling as Homeowners Ride Out Hurricane Michael

By Amanda Thomason October 12, 2018 at 10:53am

Some storms give plenty of warning, and others defy our best efforts to categorize them. Hurricane Michael was one of the latter, and left sections of Florida razed.

According to The Washington Post, Clyde Cain, a member of the Louisiana Cajun Navy, said that “this one just looks like a bomb dropped.”

Winds reached 155 mph, technically making it a Category 4 storm — but Category 5 starts at 156 mph, so it was incredibly close.

After it wreaked havoc in Florida, it continued on through Georgia as a tropical storm, but not before claiming the title of one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the U.S. in known history.

Many were told to evacuate, but there were groups who refused to leave. One resident who chose to stay in Panama City, Florida, got an extra storm.

It rained cats — not dogs, just cats. Kittens, to be exact: Four of them.

This little buggers need food & shelter ASAP. Please help! @bestfriends pic.twitter.com/GRtV8v2IdD

— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) October 11, 2018

“Four baby kittens,” the resident said, according to Good Morning America. “And my cousin took the kittens and said, ‘Y’all not going to die on my watch.'”

But where did they come from? The ceiling, of course.

Thanks all for your concern for the kittens we rescued from the #hurricane zone this morning. They are being taken to a proper shelter in Fort Walton. Adopt them here: https://t.co/Jc2UEzVPBl ? ?

— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) October 11, 2018

The house had sustained damage from the hurricane and part of the ceiling fell, dropping four kittens down into the bowels of the house. The resident was startled to find kittens in the kitchen.

Have you ever discovered an animal hiding in a strange place?

Rob Marciano with ABC News scooped up the babies and displayed them on a live video, explaining their miraculous appearance. Online, he asked for any local rescues to help them out.

Fortunately, Panhandle Animal Welfare Society took them in, and now these four stormy kittens are out of harm’s way and in safer quarters.

Many people have commented on the need to look for the momma cat, but the homeowners didn’t know any cats were on the premises and didn’t see an adult cat.

If the mom is a feral cat, it’s unlikely she’ll show herself, especially after a hurricane blew through and destroyed the place she thought was safe for her kittens.

Hopefully the residents will keep an eye out for her, but at least these four little lives were not claimed by the storm and they have a good chance at finding loving homes.

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