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Hurricane Michael Pummels Florida: See the Most Powerful Photos of the Savage Storm

Hurricane Michael caused widespread damage and flooding as it slammed into Flordia Wednesday morning
By Jason Duaine Hahn
October 11, 2018 09:30 AM
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As Florida faces the onslaught of Hurricane Michael, its terrifying power was already wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast on Wednesday as it made landfall with sustained winds of 155 mph.

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Michael Graham, the National Hurricane Center’s director, labeled the Michael weather event a "history-making, very devastating storm and one that we're never going to forget," according to NBC News.

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A stores windows are seen shattered as hurricane Michael passed through the downtown area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm.

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A storm chaser climbs into his vehicle during the eye of Hurricane Michael to retrieve equipment after a hotel canopy collapsed in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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A Booze Express is seen damaged after category 4 Hurricane Michael made land fall along the Florida panhandle, on Wednesday.

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The Cooter Stew Cafe starts taking water in the town of Saint Marks as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers which come together here on Wednesday in Saint Marks, Florida.

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People cut away a tree that'll on a vehicle in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida.

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The storm surge and waves from Hurricane Michael batter the beachfront homes on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida.

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Michael was just shy of Category 5 storm as approached the Panhandle but has since been downgraded to a 1.

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Jayden Morgan, 11, evacuates his home as water floods his neighborhood ahead of Hurricane Michael.

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Waves crash along a pier as the outer parts of the storm hit Panama City Beach on Wednesday.

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These pets were kept in a shelter as Hurricane Michael approached.

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People sought shelter inside a local high school. The National Weather Service has warned residents that Michael could cause heavy rainfall that is expected to produce flash floods.

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The Cooter Stew Cafe takes in water as Hurricane Michael forces the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers.

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The storm surge from Hurricane Michael pushes water into homes just hours before high tide on Wednesday.

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Shields Marina in Saint Marks starts to flood.

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More than 1,200 troops have been activated by the Florida National Guard for emergency response. President Donald Trump also declared a state of emergency for Florida, which freed up federal assistance for residents.

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Mitchell Pope tries to salvage what he can from his mobile home.

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