'Catching some hell': Hurricane Michael slams into Florida

'Catching some hell': Hurricane Michael slams into Florida

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-10-hell-hurricane-michael-slams-florida.html

It battered the coastline with sideways rain, powerful gusts and crashing waves. It swamped streets and docks, flattened trees, stripped away limbs and leaves, knocked out power to more than 190,000 homes and businesses, shredded awnings and sent shingles flying. Explosions apparently caused by blown transformers could be heard.

"We are catching some hell," said Timothy Thomas, who rode out the storm with his wife in their second-floor apartment in Panama City Beach. He said he could see broken street signs and a 90-foot pine bent at a 45-degree angle.