NATIONHurricane Michael hits Florida panhandleThe Detroit NewsTeresa Sheffield walks into the remnants of her second floor apartment in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael Oct. 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. - Residents of the Florida Panhandle woke to scenes of devastation Thursday after Michael tore a path through the coastal region as a powerful hurricane that killed at least two people.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty ImagesGavin Conklin, 17, gathers water bottles from a neighbor's refrigerator after Hurricane Michael destroyed the home on Oct. 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA statue is covered in sand after it was knocked over by Hurricane Michael as it passed through the area on Oct. 11, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida. The hurricane hit the panhandle area with category 4 winds causing major damage.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA boat sits amidst debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APA roof over a boat storage building is collapsed following Hurricane Michael Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Panama City Beach, Fla. Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph (250 kph) winds and a storm surge of 9 feet (2.7 meters).Chris O'Meara, APHomes destroyed by Hurricane Michael are shown in this aerial photo Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Mexico Beach, Fla.Chris O'Meara, APJames Murphy emerges from what remains of his home on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, on a coastal stretch of Port St. Joe, Fla. The home was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael's violent storm surge and wind as it made landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)Douglas R. Clifford, Tampa Bay Times Via APMishelle McPherson, climbs over the rubble of the home of her friend as she searches for her, since she knows she stayed behind in the home during Hurricane Michael, in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APIn this image made from video and provided by SevereStudios.com, damage from Hurricane Michael is seen in Mexico Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Search-and-rescue teams fanned out across the Florida Panhandle to reach trapped people in Michael's wake Thursday as daylight yielded scenes of rows upon rows of houses smashed to pieces by the third-most powerful hurricane on record to hit the continental U.S. (SevereStudios.com via AP)SevereStudios.com Via APA woman walks through a damaged store in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Springfield, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.David Goldman, APA pedestrian struggles in the wind as he makes his way down Cherry Street on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Winston-Salem, N.C. The remnants of Hurricane Michael moved northwards after striking the Florida panhandle. (Andrew Dye/Winston-Salem Journal via AP)Andrew Dye, Winston-Salem Journal Via APRescue personnel perform a search in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APTom Bailey walks his bike past a home that was carried across a road and slammed up against a condo complex as Hurricane Michael passed through the area on October 11, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida. The hurricane hit the panhandle area with category 4 winds causing major damage.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA boat sits amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APHurricane Michael hit the panhandle area with category 4 winds causing major damage.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesRescue personnel search in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APFirefighter Austin searches door to door in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APJim Bob looks out on the destruction caused by Hurricane Michael on October 11, 2018, in Mexico Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesPeople walk through a heavily damaged neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APStorm damage is seen after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida on October 10, 2018.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty ImagesStorm damage is seen after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida on October 10, 2018.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople look on at a damaged store after Hurricane Michael passed through on Oct. 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesAn American flag is torn in front of a school during Hurricane Michael Oct. 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty ImagesDebris is blown down a street by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane made landfall on the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesKevin Futch, an employee at the Aloft Hotel tosses furniture into the pool at daybreak as Hurricane Michael approaches on Oct. 10, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesWaves crash along a pier as the outerbands of hurricane Michael arrive on Oct. 10, 2018 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesJayden Morgan, 11, evacuates his home as water starts to flood his neighborhood in St. Marks, Fla, ahead of Hurricane Michael. Gaining fury with every passing hour, Hurricane Michael closed in Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 150 mph, the most powerful storm on record ever to menace the stretch of fishing towns, military bases and spring-break beaches.Brendan Farrington, APAn unidentified person takes pictures of the surf and fishing pier on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, as Hurricane Michael approaches the Florida Gulf Coast.Devon Ravine, Northwest Florida Daily News Via APEarnest Sweet sits while his daughters Terri, 4, center, and Anna, 7, sleep at an evacuation shelter set up at Rutherford High School, in advance of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall today, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APPeople photograph the surf from encroaching Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall today, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. The hurricane center says Michael will be the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle.Gerald Herbert, APThe surf kicks up from approaching Hurricane Michael in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APThis Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Michael, center, in the Gulf of Mexico.APThe St. Marks River overflows into the city of St. Marks, Fla., ahead of Hurricane Michael, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. The hurricane center says Michael will be the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle.Brendan Farrington, APJayden Morgan carries his dog through a flooded street in St. Marks, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, as his family evacuates at the last minute before Hurricane Michael hits the state.Brendan Farrington, APThe Cooter Stew Cafe starts taking water in the town of Saint Marks as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers which come together here on October 10, 2018 in Saint Marks, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesShields Marina starts taking water in the town of Saint Marks as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers which come together here on October 10, 2018 in Saint Marks, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesBo Lynn's Market starts taking water in the town of Saint Marks as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers which come together here on October 10, 2018 in Saint Marks, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesA storm chaser climbs into his vehicle during the eye of Hurricane Michael to retrieve equipment after a hotel canopy collapsed in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APPets are checked in, as people seek safety in a shelter as Hurricane Michael approaches on October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. - Hurricane Michael closed in on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as an "extremely dangerous" category four storm packing powerful winds and a huge sea surge, US forecasters said. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the storm, which local forecasters are calling an "unprecedented" weather event for the area, is expected to slam ashore later in the day with "life-threatening" storm surges.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty ImagesA hotel canopy collapses onto vehicles during Hurricane Michael in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APThe storm surge and waves from Hurricane Michael batter the beachfront homes on Oct. 10, 2018 in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesThe storm surge and waves from Hurricane Michael batter the beachfront homes on Oct. 10, 2018 in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesNeko Blaine holds Alaina Blaine, 4, as they sit in the lobby of the Hilton Gardens Inn after leaving their home for a safer place as the outer bands of hurricane Michael arrive on Oct. 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesA woman checks on her vehicle as Hurricane Michael passes through, after the hotel canopy had just collapsed, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APWaves from the Choctawhatchee Bay pound the seawall on Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018, on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. as Hurricane Michael closes in on land.Nick Tomecek, /Northwest Florida Daily News Via APHeavy surf from the approaching Hurricane Michael pounds the fishing pier on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Devon Ravine, Northwest Florida Daily News Via APAn unidentified man taking pictures gets caught in a wave as he tries to take pictures near the fishing pier on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach on Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, 2018.Devon Ravine, Northwest Florida Daily News Via APPeople takes pictures of the surf and fishing pier near the fishing pier on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 as Hurricane Michael approaches the Florida Gulf Coast.Devon Ravine, Northwest Florida Daily News Via APEmergency crews representing close to 100 various agencies work in the Florida Emergency Center control center on Oct. 10, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 4 storm.Mark Wallheiser, Getty ImagesJeff Ready and his wife Julie Ready rest in a a hallway at an evacuation shelter set up at Rutherford High School, in advance of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall today, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APEmily Hindle lies on the floor at an evacuation shelter set up at Rutherford High School, in advance of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall today, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APAshley Fillingim holds her godson Jerah'monie Anthony Bell, 2 months, at an evacuation shelter set up at Rutherford High School, in Panama City Beach, Fla., in advance of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, APMokeyonia Bell takes her child, Jerah'monie Anthony Bell, 2 months, from godmother Ashley Fillingim, at an evacuation shelter set up at Rutherford High School, in advance of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall today, in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.Gerald Herbert, AP