Hurricane Michael left behind a trail of destruction. This train was knocked over after the storm slammed into Florida with winds of 155 mph.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As Hurricane Michael nears the Florida coast, strong winds are beginning to be felt in Panama City Beach on Oct. 10,2018.
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.
Powerful Hurricane Michael nears the Florida coast with expect landfall coming close to Panama City Beach.
Hours before Hurricane Michael makes landfall, strong waves pound the Panama City Beach pier ahead of Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10,2018.
