Pensacola News Journal

Take it from the Graffiti Bridge... "it's gon rain"!

Artist Monty Welt gave the iconic Pensacola landmark a fresh coat of Tuesday afternoon, reminding residents of Hurricane Michael's approach.

Welt's painting of popular Family Guy character Ollie Williams took roughly an hour to complete and quickly took off on social media.

The Graffiti Bridge is well known for its frequent flooding and topical humor. Thankfully, no cars or trucks appear to have been stuck underneath it yet.

Welt's art provided a much-needed laugh ahead of the storm's expected landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday afternoon.

Hurricane Michael is heading north as a Category 4 storm with wind speeds of 140 mph as it prepares to make landfall.

"This storm will be life-threatening and really dangerous. This is coming very fast," Gov. Rick Scott said Monday.

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