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While Levy County government offices return to normal operations on Thursday, schools will be back in session on Friday.
Read More »Hurricane Michael Hits Cedar Key With Less Force Than Hermine
Few Seek Shelter In Dixie County As Michael Roars Ashore
As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, only 18 people had registered for shelter at Dixie County High School. The school's principal remains hopeful that more will come.
Read More »Floridians Take To Social Media To Share Michael’s Mayhem
Panhandle residents document the destruction as Hurricane Michael powers ashore as a catastrophic category 4 hurricane.
Read More »First-Person: Inside Bay County As Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall As Category 4
Here is a collection of updates from two reporters inside the Bay County Emergency Operations Center in Panama City.
Read More »Cedar Keyers Prepare For Michael With Hermine In Mind
Cedar Key residents work together to prepare for Hurricane Michael before the 5 p.m. mandatory evacuation.
Read More »Steinhatchee Marinas Prepare For The Worst With Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael heads for Steinhatchee, a town that was ravaged by Hurricane Hermine only two years ago. The local marinas prepare hastily while residents lie low.
Read More »Lessons Learned: Horseshoe Beach Residents Evacuate Ahead Of Hurricane Michael
With Hurricane Michael fast approaching, residents of Horseshoe Beach are evacuating. Most are hoping to avoid a repeat of 2016 when Hurricane Hermine devastated the city.
Read More »Live Updates: Hurricane Michael
The storm made landfall in the Florida Panhandle around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. as a strong Category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 155 mph, just 2 mph short of a Category 5 storm, the most powerful storm to hit the Panhandle in modern history.
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