More Photos of the Incredible Devastation Left by Hurricane Michael

[douglas9]

Authorities are now saying at least 18 deaths have been caused by Hurricane Michael across four states. Michael crashed into the Florida Panhandle on October 10 as a powerful Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 155 mph. One of the hardest-hit towns was Florida’s Mexico Beach, southeast of Panama City, where entire neighborhoods appear to have been erased by the ferocious winds—the debris of the structures scattered far inland among boats and shattered trees. Below, recent photographs from Mexico Beach, Panama City, and neighboring towns, as the full extent of the damage wrought by Michael becomes clearer.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/photos-incredible-devastation-left-hurricane-michael/572956/

[Solly Mack]

1. I hope they helped that pelican instead of only taking a photo of it.

Good thing the Waffle Houses closed.

[genxlib]

2. Those are some of my guys there

I do Search and Rescue with FEMA and two of those pictures are of my team.

I wish I could be there with them but they are in good hands.

It reminds me a lot of Gulfport Mississippi after Katrina and South Florida after Andrew. What a terrible storm.

Thanks for posting.

[KT2000]

3. those snapped trees

remind me of Mt. St. Helens - the awesome power of nature.
It is so impressive that teams of electrical workers are able to do what they do so quickly.
But for the people who lost everything, where does one start. So sad.

[Duppers]

4. Best group of pics I've seen of the devastation.

Thank you so much for posting this, douglas9.