Hurricane Michael Damage Limited By Preparation, Forecasting
As one of the strongest hurricanes ever to make
So far six people have been reported killed as Michael, downgraded to a tropical storm, raced across the Carolinas toward
The devastation to the tiny towns of
"It was kind of like a train coming through your neighborhood and we were watching trees fall and stuff like that," said
"The big problem with this hurricane was the tremendous power, and fortunately it was very fast,"
The skies cleared and the sun came out Thursday in the panhandle, allowing teams the
Authorities said about 285 of
"I know you just want to go home. You want to check on things, and begin the recovery process,"
"We were actually estimating about twice if not three times that amount being out as a result of the system," said
Ahead of Michael among
Hurricane Michael came as a surprise to some. Unlike many storms, which form off the coast of
Meteorologists at the
"This was a success for modern technology," said
State and local officials were praised for their relentless efforts to evacuate those in the hurricane's path. About 375,000 people were under mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders, although not all complied.
"I think that we had an exceptionally high rate of evacuees because we had the message, we kept putting it out,"
Meteorologist
"The low loss of life and injury total is an awesome testament to the early, accurate forecasts on the track of the storm and the vast majority of people heeding the warnings and moving to safe shelter," tweeted
"We're looking at widespread moderate to locally major river flooding to once again resurface over
He said Michael is expected to exit land and blow into the
"Fortunately, the system is moving rather quickly," said
• The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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