and a live look right now at the
conditions and I know lots of problems
they're getting around so many trees are
down yeah just spoke with the sheriff of
Franklin County Apalachicola sits in
Franklin County he says that the damage
here is catastrophic in fact that's the
sheriff right there he's just about the
depart he's been out and about assessing
the damage now on the other side of this
truck is a down tree this tree literally
blocking the only road in or out people
on the other side of that tree they are
blocked and the Sheriff's Department has
along with a Good Samaritan they've been
trying to use a chain saws to cut a path
but on the other side the Sheriff's
Department they actually got their own
truck stuck in this mess so the
Sheriff's Department they really say
that it will be a long cleanup for this
area again catastrophic damage
hurricane Michael now the worst storm to
slab this coastal area in a century you
know I'm a transformer whoo we still on
are we on
knocking out power to our affiliate WMV
B while they were live on the air
providing wall-to-wall coverage
hurricane Michael flooding streets in
Apalachicola sending debris flying as
witnessed by our local 10 News group
spreading across the region I just saw
something I have never seen in real life
I saw an entire home taken off of its
foundation and rolled down the street
ABC's chief meteorologist ginger Zee
seeking shelter inside her hotel in
Mexico Beach where Michael made a direct
landfall my heart is racing we just
watched that happen
in real time and I'll tell you right now
it makes you shake and Governor Rick
Scott issuing a stark warning to any
resident who did not evacuate now the
storm is here the time to evacuate in
coastal areas has come and some people
who decided to stay sharing photos of
where they rolled out the storm many
bridges connected to islands to the
mainland are now closed what's the most
surprising and and the most astounding
be quite honest is how quickly the storm
surge has taken over this this town tens
of thousands of customers are already
without power officials say it may not
be restored for days possibly even weeks
President Trump received a briefing on
this no long talk with rick scott
governor scott a flyer very well
coordinated with all of the states
necessary as Michael roars inland
already leaving a wide path of
destruction all right so we are with the
Sheriff's Department now they have just
tied some tree limbs on the back of this
trucks or just about to pull out so we
were just communicating with them but
take a look over there on the other side
still very dangerous for anyone
venturing out because all of those power
lines on the side of the road they are
right there that is the case not only
here but up and down this area and
through other areas of Apalachicola take
a look at the wind I'm sorry the the
waves those waves at one point we're
crashing against the the road that is no
longer the case this the water is now
starting to recede but there have been
no reports of any injuries at this point
but the phone lines the landlines are
down here in this community so the
sheriff says that he really doesn't know
he can't access a lot of the areas and
people aren't able to pick up the phone
and give them a call
obviously if they don't have cell phone
access reporting live from Apalachicola
to roll phone a local 10 News
all right Sorrell say stable out there
and our team coverage continues right
now this is Panama City Beach which was
hit very hard around new today the winds
so strong they brought down the carport
at the hotel where our team was staying
and this video just in the local tenant
shows roofs flying off buildings in
Panama City Beach a scary sight there is
widespread devastation across Panama
City Beach that is just a taste of what
they experienced there earlier today and
the tourist town will be rebuilding for
weeks after Michael local 10 News
reporter Alex Finney wrote out the storm
there all day long she's joining us
alive and things definitely calmer now
before you can see the devastation even
there behind you Alex yeah Christy
things are much calmer now although we
are still seeing the wind bands that are
pretty heavy right now at this point but
yeah let's take a look at the damage
that we are seeing we literally just got
out here about 20 minutes ago we're
finally able to get a reprieve to take a
look at what it's what it's looking like
out here off of Front Beach Road and you
can see here this was a furniture shop
some sort of an antique shop just
completely ripped off that siding as we
pan now over to the road here you can
see why crews have still are still
warning against people getting on the
roads at this point because we have so
many down powerlines we have down signs
that have nails sprawled all across the
street which you know of course not good
for your tires so that is a huge concern
as we have seen emergency officials out
here kind of surveying the damage and
seeing what Michael left behind here in
Panama City Beach
Michael's fury tearing through Panama
City Beach ripping into a carport at a
hotel where news crews have been working
and sending walls of water into this
parking garage and now that the storm
has passed we are finally getting a
glimpse at what hurricane Michael left
behind here in Panama City Beach you can
see this store literally just smashed
through as that storm came roaring
through here at a hundred and fifty five
miles per hour Plus this giant tree
toppling on cars in a parking lot below
and above the ceiling in this balcony
has peeled away
check out this damage at a Holiday Inn
Express nearby
the front overhang just torn to shreds
it's where the Jeep of this veteran
storm chaser was crushed and covered in
splintered wood I've been in 30 of these
and there was nothing that compares to
this Charley Katrina in our first look
at the damage here polls have been
toppled debris is littered everywhere
the ferocious storm stripping trees and
rattling nerves
all right back out live here tonight you
can see this is just one example this
pole just completely leaned over at this
point this is really just the beginning
of a lot of the damage that we are going
to see as a result of hurricane Michael
we got the opportunity to speak to some
people here who were walking along the
street and they actually stayed here to
weather the storm and they said they
were really reiterating a lot of what
people were saying before this storm
which is they had no idea just how
severe this impact was going to be we
know that they said that they have
family that stays right over the bridge
here of course closer to the water and
they had to get out of that home and
move somewhere else because they lost a
roof during this storm so of course as
the night continues to roll on and
daybreak tomorrow we will be able to see
what else what other damage was left
behind as a result of this storm and of
course we are going to let you see those
images we're going to bring them to you
right here on air but also through all
of our social media platforms as well
now as for power though you just want to
make a note before I tag out here that
it's estimated at this point that about
a hundred and ninety-three thousand
people in the counties that were
affected by the storm are without power
at this point but they are working to
make sure that they can get that power
back restore and as soon as they
possibly can here in the state of
Florida but for now that's the very
latest live in Panama City Beach
Alex Finney local 10 News we see some
downed power lines behind you there Alex
stay safe indeed and check out this
scene right now this is actually not
very far away from where Alex is
standing both stacked up right on top of
each other this is Panama City Beach
Marina badly damaged boats here all by
Michael we saw similar scenes of course
you remember these from Burma