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An insurance company that produces models for catastrophes is estimating Hurricane Michael caused about
Commissioner
Black says poultry contributes
Damaging winds also drove much of the cotton crop to the ground for a total loss or tangled it, making it harder to extract clean lint during the ginning process. Assessments for peanuts and pecans are ongoing.
A risk-modeling firm that produces models for catastrophes is estimating Hurricane Michael caused about
Michael made landfall as a 155 mph (250 kph), Category 4 storm Wednesday afternoon in
KCC estimates that nearly half of insured loss from Michael occurred in
Fast-moving Michael was leaving
Gov.
Heavy rains dumping up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) in some areas were making flooding a serious threat.
Flash flooding was snarling the state's two largest cities,
State officials say Hurricane Michael left
A spokesman with the
Landlines and cellphones are also down at the hospital, which has nearly 1,000 residents and more than 300 staff. Staff are using emergency radios to stay in contact with first responders.
Many roads in and around the facility are blocked, but 50 staff from two other state mental health facilities are being brought in to assist.
Patients at the facility have been committed involuntarily either through civil or criminal cases.
As Tropical Storm Michael rolls across
The
Michael was sending dangerous wind gusts over portions of
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 kilometers) mainly over water to the southeast of the center.
A large number of the power outages were in a swath from
Earlier Thursday,
It happened in
The storm came ashore on
After reports of several possible tornadoes touching down in
In
"I told my wife, Judy, 'Come on out, you want to see what a tornado looks like?'"
Bentley's home wasn't hit, but his friend
"Kaboom! Like the world moved or something," Lewis said of the moment when the trees snapped while he sheltered inside.
The accident happened in
Greene confirmed the death was storm-related. He wasn't able to immediately release the man's age or identity.
The sheriff's office has urged people to stay off the roads until the storm and its after-effects clear.
Meanwhile, the state is reporting nearly 220,000 power outages, with many in the
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Michael is speeding over the Carolinas on its way to the
Forecasters say Michael's heavy rains are causing flash flooding across parts of
At
Republican Gov.
Scott cited "catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Michael," and said he's certain Nelson agrees the response should be a priority.
He said, "We appreciate
Gov.
Northam said the declaration would also allow
Michael was downgraded to a tropical storm after slamming into the
Deadly tornadoes hit
The
While houses along the city's beachfront had broken windows and missing shingles, the destruction was nowhere near that sustained by
Michael roared ashore Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane near
The power is still out for most customers in
The area also has above-ground utility lines and often loses power when branches fall during severe storms.
Many of these trees were lost to Hurricane Michael, but the city has quickly cleared them from the busiest roadways. Grocery stores, gas stations and drug stores are open and running on generator power, traffic is busy despite police warning people to stay off the roads so utility crews can better restore power.
Base leaders say no injuries were reported, but an initial assessment found roof damage to "nearly every home" on the base, which is very near where the center of the Category 4 storm made landfall.
Col.
Laidlaw says they're "developing plans to reunite families" and "provide safe passage back to base housing."
Thousands of
What authorities don't want are evacuees trying to come back to check on their properties.
Authorities said that 285 people in
Hospitals and nursing homes are so damaged in the
Michael remained a hurricane for 12 hours and 200 miles as it moved over
Experts at the
The center's storm surge unit said Thursday that peak storm surge ranged from 9 feet (2.7 meters) to 14 feet (4.27 meters) from
Officials said the highest storm surge hit near
Officials had been warning that the surge of water pushed by the storm could be as serious as the hurricane's punishing winds. The threat of the storm prompted local officials to order mandatory evacuations in several
A coroner has identified the 11-year-old girl who was killed as Hurricane Michael blew through south
Smith said an official cause of death had not been determined but that it would likely be massive blunt force trauma.
The largest hospitals in
Officials at Bay Medical Sacred Heart announced that they're transferring about 200 patients to hospitals in
Sacred Heart's statement says the transfers began at
Damage at Sacred Heart includes blown-out windows, a cracked exterior wall and a roof collapse in a maintenance building that stores supplies necessary for long-term care. The hospital says no patients were injured and its emergency room remains open on generator power.
A federal judge is rejecting a push to extend
U.S. District Judge
Most hurricanes quickly fall apart as they move over land. Not Michael. The third-most powerful hurricane on record to hit the
Based on its internal barometric pressure, Michael was the third most powerful hurricane to make landfall, behind the unnamed
Michael had top sustained winds of 155 mph (250 kph) when it hit
It's down to a tropical storm now as it moves over the Carolinas, but forecasters expect it to strengthen again once it moves over the
Gov.
The town where the hurricane made landfall Wednesday remained very difficult to reach by land a day later, with roads covered by fallen trees, power lines and other storm debris.
Overhead video from a
Entire blocks of homes near the beach have been washed away, leaving nothing but concrete slabs in the sand. Rows and rows of other homes are smashed to pieces or crunched to the ground and leaning at odd angles.
The town was under a mandatory evacuation order as the rapidly developing storm targeted the coast, but some people were determined to ride out the hurricane.
Utilities in
Nearly half of those affected were in
The Category 4 storm made landfall Wednesday afternoon amid beach resorts and coastal communities, packing 155 mph (250 kph) winds.
Michael thrashed
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
Long says "
Authorities are correcting early reports about the death of an 11-year-old girl as Hurricane Michael blew over southwest
He said strong winds picked up a portable carport Wednesday and dropped it down on the roof. One of the carport's legs punctured the roof and hit the 11-year-old girl in the head.
Brooks said he wasn't able to get out much overnight to fully assess the damage in the county, because downed power lines and trees made roads impassable in the darkness. But he said the sheriff told him it looked like a bomb had gone off.
Fires still burned in the early morning darkness the day after Hurricane Michael made landfall in
A reporter and photojournalist from the
And amid the wreckage, the crew spotted survivors — people who rode out the storm. One couple was looking for their mother's portable oxygen machine. Another man was shining a flashlight from his balcony as alarms sounded and fires burned.
In an email sent early Thursday, spokesman
The agency is working with the
Elmore said the road is closed west of
The email didn't say how long the work was expected to take.
Tropical Storm Michael continues to weaken as it over eastern
Hurricane Michael's battering waves swamped streets and docks and shrieking winds splintered trees and rooftops. The most powerful hurricane on record to hit
Authorities say at least one person died, a man hit by a falling tree on a
The supercharged storm crashed ashore Wednesday afternoon amid beach resorts and coastal communities, a Category 4 monster packing 155 mph (250 kph) winds. Downgraded to a tropical storm over south
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