Hurricane Michael battered Florida's Panhandle Wednesday, bringing with it destructive 155 mph winds and life-threatening storm surge.
CHOPPER VIDEOS: Damage to Mexico Beach
The winds of the Category 4 storm ripped apart homes, and feet of storm surge left homes underwater.
Action News Jax reporter Russell Colburn is reporting from the Florida Panhandle. He said according to an outage map, there are 110,000 customers without power in Tallahassee.
PHOTOS: Hurricane Michael leaves behind incredible damage
Michael weakened and became a Tropical Storm Thursday at 12 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said.
Mexico Beach:
Here is video of a house smoldering what what appears to be a fire. #Michael pic.twitter.com/EGWuzaU8BP
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) October 11, 2018
Water tower that was taken down by Hurricane #Michael in Mexico Beach, FL. #FirstAlertWX pic.twitter.com/feQmTt7MQW
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) October 11, 2018
Eastport:
Just made it to #Eastpoint. #Michael washed several boats ashore & reduced some structures to their foundation. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/8vUxAOEMQ6
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 12, 2018
Highway 98 in Carrabelle:
VIDEO: Part highway 98 in #Carrabelle is washed away. Pure destruction. #Michael #firstalertwx @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/RZVJr5GxmT
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 12, 2018
Mexico Beach before Michael:
Mexico Beach after Michael:
Mexico Beach chopper video:
Panama City:
Bay County (Panama City) under boil water notice. Power is out. Curfew just ended. But people are urged to stay away. But HWY 231 still looks like this. #hurricanemichael @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/1W8K6eK8X6
— John Bachman (@BachmanANjax) October 11, 2018
Panacea:
VIDEO: National Guard moving into help coastal communities south of #Panacea. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews #Michael #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/rMNWJjlIaI
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
A boat on the side of the road picked up and moved here by #Michael in #Panacea. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/b3HZTMjxpM
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
Alligator Point:
Aftermath of Hurricane Michael: Alligator PointAftermath of Hurricane Michael | Russell Colburn Action News Jax returned to Alligator Point to see how homes there fared after Hurricane Michael:
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, October 11, 2018
Tree blocking Mariner Circle on the way to Alligator Point. #Michael @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/Z5i2i7xko5
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
Highway 98:
VIDEO: #Michael ripped the support from under this stretch of 98 near #Sopchoppy, causing it to cave in. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/wpXdJnWxHJ
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
Video of the debris littering 98 in #Sopchoppy. People’s belongings- even a boat- picked up & carried here by #Michael. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/ClHqIpdHC6
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
Tree leaning on power line across 98, blocking road for normal travel. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax #Michael pic.twitter.com/a7r7fweZod
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
Power pole & lines down on 98 heading to #Carrabelle. Only first responders should be passing this. Debris everywhere. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews #Michael #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/XF3mhRmshR
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 11, 2018
Photos and video from around the Panama City area show the path of destruction left behind by the near-Category 5 storm.
A look at what houses in #Mexico Beach, #Florida look like right now. This is a follow up from the previous clip posted. They are now submerged and were no match for #HurricaneMichael (via Tessa Talarico) #Hurricane #Michael #HurricaneMichael2018 pic.twitter.com/GJENrhFJha
— Josh Benson (@WFLAJosh) October 10, 2018
A whole house was ripped apart in #Mexico Beach, #Florida. Here is video of parts of the home washing up to other properties. This is one powerful storm. #HurricaneMichael. (via Talarico Tessa) #Hurricane #mexicobeach pic.twitter.com/BBlzMm4Au2
— Josh Benson (@WFLAJosh) October 10, 2018
BLOWN AWAY: @DavidMuir reports as @ABC footage captures the moment the hotel canopy collapsed on location in Panama City, Florida, minutes after Hurricane Michael made landfall as a Category 4 storm with winds hitting 155 mph; no injuries were reported. https://t.co/R2f1WXip5J pic.twitter.com/cr0mtJtuX8
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 10, 2018
Hampton Inn Panama City pic.twitter.com/xpxnF9fcba
— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) October 10, 2018
Eyewall at peak intensity in Panama City Beach @breakingweather @accuweather pic.twitter.com/8SO5SLyzFa
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) October 10, 2018
12 noon. 960 mb and nosediving. Callaway. #Hurricane #MICHAEL #HurricaneMan pic.twitter.com/V7jO9jpIFu
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) October 10, 2018
Catastrophic wind in eye wall of Hurricane #Michael in Panama City Beach eastern tip @breakingweather @accuweather pic.twitter.com/nPPoBPZkai
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) October 10, 2018
A citizen gave this photo to one of our local emergency managers of the tornado on the ground in western Clay county moving north at 35 mph. pic.twitter.com/VWKJ2Oc8BO
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) October 10, 2018
WATCH: @DaveHWSB just shot this video of damage in Panama City Beach moments after #HurricaneMichael made landfall on the Florida Panhandle: https://t.co/37qxzyYhsv #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/G4F6mpqDfR
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) October 10, 2018
Hurricane #Michael has made landfall just northwest of Mexico Beach, Florida. The latest public advisory is available on the NHC website: https://t.co/fniXaEmxWe pic.twitter.com/s4X21XtdX1
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 10, 2018
Complete destruction to the northeastern side of this bank in Panama City, FL. #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/d1eG2ymZVZ
— Jeff Gammons (@StormVisuals) October 10, 2018
Here’s a look from outside the hotel #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/zJu7bhW7Gk
— Kirsten Fiscus (@KDFiscus) October 10, 2018
New construction just collapsed in front of me in Panama City Beach from #hurricanemichael!!! It is going bad fast! pic.twitter.com/CG5R8jcUuf
— Marc Weinberg (@MarcWeinbergWX) October 10, 2018
A viewer sent us this video from Keystone Heights looking toward Bradford County. Clay and Bradford are under a tornado warning #Firstalertwx @MikeFirstAlert @wxgarrett pic.twitter.com/7eYPSvfH5W
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) October 10, 2018
Storm surge is rising in Port St. Joe. We are on Cecil G. Costin Blvd. #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/qWCKyIT7mg
— Nick Popham (@KOMOPopham) October 10, 2018
Nearing the eye. #HurricaneMichael @accuweather pic.twitter.com/6Pk9cZ4Drp
— Jonathan Petramala (@jpetramala) October 10, 2018
Stay safe America! pic.twitter.com/Sel3hf0Uzb
— S. Auñón-Chancellor (@AstroSerena) October 10, 2018
Increasing winds from #HurricaneMichael #PCB @wmbbjustin @TylerAllender @Whitleyweather @smithwjhg @NWSTallahassee @SamLuceyWX @weatherchannel @The_News_Herald pic.twitter.com/bxattwh7KA
— Sandman (@sandman_pcb) October 10, 2018
Good morning from Panama City Beach, FL. Hurricane Michael large swells and slowly rising surge becoming more impressive by the hour. #HuricaneMichael #flwx pic.twitter.com/rS2pInSiVH
— Jeff Gammons (@StormVisuals) October 10, 2018
Family Dollar store in Panama City gutted by Hurricane Michael pic.twitter.com/7Prfl28HhR
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 10, 2018
#HurricaneMichael west end #PCB @wmbbjustin @Whitleyweather @TylerAllender @smithwjhg @SamLuceyWX @NWSTallahassee @weatherchannel @The_News_Herald @Ginger_Zee pic.twitter.com/CFWlruzixe
— Sandman (@sandman_pcb) October 10, 2018
The @Space_Station just passed over Hurricane #Michael... incredible images! This is more than a monster storm!
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) October 10, 2018
Vista del Huracán Michael desde la estación internacional espacial. Esto es más que una tormenta monstruosa. pic.twitter.com/tSFH2kyejb
Update: northeasterly winds increasing dramatically in Panama City Beach, FL. Going mobile. Stay tuned to @accuweather for our live updates as the eye of Category 4 Hurricane #Michael approaches pic.twitter.com/ZAHlHFnTdM
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) October 10, 2018
Unbelievable damage from #HurricaneMichael in Panama City pic.twitter.com/pMMn14i0Aa
— Stephen Jones (@Tornado_Steejo) October 10, 2018
The core of #HurricaneMichael, seen in this #GOESEast imagery, is nearing the coast of the Florida Panhandle between St. Vincent Island and Panama City. An extreme wind warning has been issued for the eyewall. Latest: https://t.co/eBBIgc2wps pic.twitter.com/MXbU7ABwp0
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) October 10, 2018
DESTRUCTION. More images of destruction from Mexico Beach, #Florida. #HurricaneMichael is now a Category 3 storm. (via Tessa Talarico) #Hurricane #Michael #Florida pic.twitter.com/Wkayw5RW7v
— Josh Benson (@WFLAJosh) October 10, 2018
Winds becoming very sustained now here east of Panama City near Tyndall. #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/2Z0oSzc82n
— Jeff Gammons (@StormVisuals) October 10, 2018
Large chunks of the roof at Pineapple Willy’s in Panama City Beach are coming off at a time. The northern eyewall is hitting the coast.
Posted by WJHG-TV on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
A current view of the sound side at Pensacola Beach🌀🌊 You can see the beach pier in the background. #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/ecC7cBOTAE
— Gulf Power (@GulfPower) October 10, 2018
A new perspective from above as Hurricane Michael moves closer to the Florida panhandle. I just took this video from the Treasure Island tower in Panama City Beach #HuricaneMichael #PanamaCityBeach pic.twitter.com/htExqUUQJJ
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) October 10, 2018
View of intense wind gusts of hurricane #Michael in Panama City Beach. Quite the wind funnel effect in motion at 11:25a CT. @breakingweather @NWSTallahassee pic.twitter.com/hoZTvukFd2
— Blake Naftel (@BlakeNaftel) October 10, 2018
“It’s only getting worse”: Hurricane Michael is already bringing storm surge into Apalachicola, Florida, picking up debris and submerging vehicles, CNN meteorologist @VanDamCNN reports.
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 10, 2018
Latest updates: https://t.co/cLv4Iaguus pic.twitter.com/pYCfNGS9CF
The structure was obliterated by #HurricaneMichael. This is the most damage I have personally seen from winds in a hurricane. pic.twitter.com/3kwGkmoekj
— Marc Weinberg (@MarcWeinbergWX) October 10, 2018
This boat storage took heavy damage in Panama City Beach. #HurricaneMichael#hurricanemichael2018 #Hurricane #StormMichael #heavyrain pic.twitter.com/b0jx5EzXQt
— Michel Ravintola (@MRavintola) October 10, 2018
Hurricane Michael comes crashing through Panama City, Florida. @wsbtv #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/zU3VGeEIuX
— Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) October 10, 2018
Widespread damage from Hurricane Michael in Panama City, FL. @AMHQ @wunderground @weatherchannel @JimCantore @StevePetyerak pic.twitter.com/8dqqSvRKad
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) October 10, 2018
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