Arguably the strongest storm to hit the Florida Panhandle in over one hundred years, Hurricane Michael left behind a path of destruction and a permanent reminder of a force of nature not to be taken lightly, as seen in these photos by Real Florida Media, a subsidiary of The Goulding Agency in Chipley, Florida.
As the State of Florida and many individual counties in central northwest Florida attempt to reunite families, provide emergency shelter and bring a semblance of order from the chaos, the possibility of more bad weather brewing in the Gulf of Mexico has emergency operations officials wondering how much more they can stand.
Thousands of power company lineman and support personnel along with hundreds of relief workers join with local utility companies, county and municipal governments to triage the situation, to the chorus of thousands of generators furnishing precious power for lighting and food safety, with many communities still unsure about potential of loss of life, as they dig out from under the rubble of trees, power lines and structures.
In Chipley, Florida, several ‘tent cites’ house and feed hundreds of incoming power utility professionals, all waiting on the initial assessments to determine a plan of attack to restore power to businesses and homes.
Dothan, Alabama has pretty much returned to normal, as have other area cities not as heavily impacted by Michael, but Panama City and Panama City Beach, Tyndall Air Force Base, Mexico Beach and Port St. Joe all still comb the wreckage in search of those in need.
