~ HURRICANE MICHAEL ~
Bay County, Florida
Mexico Beach • October 10, 2018
Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach on October 10, 2018, just before 1 p.m. local time with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), just 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) short of Category 5 intensity.
The Category 4 hurricane made history as the third strongest (by pressure) and fourth strongest (by wind speed) landfalling storm in the continental United States.
The storm caused extensive damage to the community, and to the nearby Tyndall Air Force Base. Nearly all homes were totally destroyed.
Brock Long, the FEMA administrator, told CNN that Mexico Beach was “wiped out” and referred to the community as “ground zero”. The hurricane’s eye-wall passed directly overhead, severely damaging nearly every building and leaving many a complete loss. The elementary school and city hall were among the buildings devastated; the pier washed away, and the water tower was knocked down. – Wikipedia
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