Two days after Hurricane Michael hit the region, Panama City, Florida, has to evaluate damages. The storm devastated homes and businesses with its 155 mph winds.
A clearer picture emerged of the destruction left by Hurricane Michael on Friday, as rescue workers converged in flattened cities and residents returned nervously to their neighborhoods.
Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the continental United States, slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, unleashing a trail of destruction across 200 miles.
Hurricane Michael left behind a trail of destruction. This train was knocked over after the storm slammed into Florida with winds of 155 mph.
The fourth most powerful hurricane to slam the U. S. on record knocked a train off its tracks in Panama City, razed much of Mexico Beach and left the state’s largest mental hospital cut off from emergency crews.
One of the hardest-hit spots in Florida is Mexico Beach, where Michael crashed ashore Wednesday as a Category 4 monster with 155 mph winds. Drone footage from Severestudios.com Thursday revealed widespread devastation across the town.
After storming ashore as the fourth-most powerful hurricane to slam the U. S. on record, Hurricane Michael finally weakened to a tropical storm on Thursday.
Winds howl as Hurricane Michael make landfall east of Panama City Beach on Oct. 10,2018.
AIRSTA Savannah aircraft conducting response operations in Panama City Beach, Florida, in the wake of Hurricane Michael.
Florida’s Panhandle scrambled to ready for its worst hurricane strike in at least a decade as Michael gained power overnight, on track to strike somewhere near Panama City Wednesday afternoon as a dangerous Category 4 system.
A hard-charging Hurricane Michael strengthened to a ferocious Category 4 storm overnight, battering the Florida Panhandle Wednesday morning with tropical storm-force winds as it quickly approached the coast.
Hours before Category 4 Hurricane Michael was expected to make landfall, the Florida Panhandle was feeling the wind and waves from the powerful storm. At 11am on Wednesday, October 10, the storm was about 60 miles from Panama City Beach.
The storm surge, wind and rain were some of the most dangerous threats to people in the Florida panhandle as Hurricane Michael was hours from landfall on Wednesday, October 10,2018.
Strong winds from Hurricane Michael rip shingles off a roof in Panama City Beach, Florida on Oct, 10,2018.
Know the damage that can come from strong winds and flooding.
Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a powerful Category 4 storm with sustained winds around 155 mph. Tropical storm force winds are likely in Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.
