Hurricane Michael will go down as one of the most destructive and strongest hurricanes in US history. The folks down in the Florida Panhandle and South Georgia and Alabama will be going through years of recovery and rebuilding. On this post, I am including some of the strongest videos showing the power of this monster hurricane and the damage it caused. See them below.
Stunning sunset over devastation in Mexico Beach, Florida. pic.twitter.com/I5d7PT5WXM
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) October 10, 2018
Another image from in the eye of #hurricanemichael2018 just west of #MexicoBeach #FLWX #ChaserHolyGrail @SimonStormRider @JustonStrmRider @MikeOlbinski @mikebettes @spann @Ginger_Zee @Wx_Max @JimCantore @ExtremeStorms @pdouglasweather @ratzlaff @DrGregForbes @wxjerdman @BassJesse pic.twitter.com/2SQp23FhSe
— Doug Kiesling (@WxPaparazzi) October 14, 2018
CRAZY VIDEO! Somehow I missed this but we had a shot where a building flies past the car and destroys the street light next to us at #TyndallAFB during #HurricaneMichael's #eyewall right at the peak winds we got in. We got so lucky. #flwx pic.twitter.com/T3PZm5yo4E
— Bart Comstock (@SvrWxChaser) October 14, 2018
With a clear day today, the tree damage along the path of Hurricane #Michael is even more apparent in the Florida Panhandle. This is a comparison of #GOES16 Geocolor RGB images from before and after the storm. Annotated comparison plays first, then raw images. pic.twitter.com/NZ9b68ruDJ
— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) October 12, 2018
CNN’s @BrookeBCNN is in a helicopter flying over Mexico Beach, Florida, getting a look at one of the hardest hit areas from Hurricane Michael: “It’s gone… it’s obliterated… I’ve never seen anything like this… I have no words” https://t.co/sFUNF4n8aS pic.twitter.com/lPpgc0IsWw
— CNN (@CNN) October 11, 2018
We documented Hurricane Michael’s historic landfall from a parking garage in Panama City Beach. Damage in Panama City is catastrophic. Our hearts go out to the communities that have been hit. Please consider donating to a trusted relief organization. pic.twitter.com/8NgkhVNBWm
— Tornado Trackers (@tornadotrackers) October 11, 2018
MUST SEE: The stadium effect was in full effect for this storm chaser at Tyndall Air Force Base. As the eye rolled overhead, the first look at significant damage across the region was seen. More damage occurred as the other side of the eye wall rolled overhead. #Michael #flwx pic.twitter.com/RB21NJnLoN
— Zach Covey (@ZachWPDE) October 11, 2018
Mexico Beach:
💨The storm surge is the most dangerous part of a hurricane's hazards
💨It is the water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane
💨This wind-driven water has tremendous power, one cubic yard of water weighs 1,728 pounds (almost a ton)#HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/FLySk2YxXI
— Laurel Coons 🌀🔬 (@LaurelCoons) October 11, 2018
Vivid image of an extreme U.S. #hurricane landfall. Fortunately many exceptionally intense ones peak before reaching land, then encounter a less hospitable environment and/or undergo internal structural changes. Unfortunately #Michael kept intensifying right up to landfall. pic.twitter.com/2Bp33dWbF7
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) October 10, 2018
Eerie face in the eye of #Michael as it crosses I-10 pic.twitter.com/5hLCz7jtGW
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) October 10, 2018
This is the #AirForceReserve #HurricaneHunters final pass through #HurricaneMichael today. The storm made landfall on the Florida Panhandle today at 12:30 p.m. (U.S. Air Force video by Lt. Col. Sean Cross, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot) pic.twitter.com/UeOaRZO2DE
— Hurricane Hunters (@53rdWRS) October 11, 2018
12 noon. 960 mb and nosediving. Callaway. #Hurricane #MICHAEL #HurricaneMan pic.twitter.com/V7jO9jpIFu
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) October 10, 2018
I seriously have no words to describe this, it’s awesome but equally terrifying #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/0Y8HQJub1Z
— Kirsten Fiscus (@KDFiscus) October 10, 2018
Downtown Panama City proper got hit way harder than Panama City Beach. Not shocked as it was hit by the right eyewall. This is catastrophic damage here. @weathernetwork @StormhunterTWN #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/Y7rUyHE7Wj
— Jaclyn Whittal (@jwhittalTWN) October 10, 2018
Here's evidence of storm surge at its worst. Brett Adair, an experienced field meteorologist, came upon a massive storm surge during #HurricaneMichael and abandoned his vehicle in search for higher ground. pic.twitter.com/UBSCK7JqvL
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 10, 2018
Complete destruction to the northeastern side of this bank in Panama City, FL. #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/d1eG2ymZVZ
— Jeff Gammons (@StormVisuals) October 10, 2018
