Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Oct. 10, 2018, splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods before continuing its destructive charge inland across the Southeast. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in nearly 50 years and at least one death was reported during its passage.
Hurricane Michael Slams Florida, Charges into Southeast
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Storm damage after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 10, 2018. Michael slammed into the Florida coast as the most powerful storm to hit the southern U.S. state in more than a century.
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An electric transformer explodes in the distance as heavy rains and wind from Hurricane Michael blanket the Florida State University campus, Oct. 10, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Emily Hindle lies on the floor at an evacuation shelter set up at Rutherford High School, in advance of Hurricane Michael, which made landfall, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Oct. 10, 2018.
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A message written on a closed business is pictured as Hurricane Michael approaches Panama City Beach, Florida, Oct. 10, 2018.