India and Bangladesh brace for the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal

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12. Hurricane Michael was at 150-155 mph when it hit the Gulf Coast

Arc of Ruin: Hurricane Michael trail of destruction on Florida's Panhandle, Big Bend

What follows is a blow-by-blow account of how an unlikely hurricane laid waste to our communities.

Andrew J. Skerritt, Tallahassee Democrat

Published 8:28 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2018 | Updated 11:43 p.m. ET Jan. 27, 2019


People walk amidst destruction on the main street of Mexico Beach, Fla., in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)(Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP)

More, pictures, video, and narration: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/hurricane/2018/10/14/hurricane-michael-arc-ruin-trail-destruction-florida-panhandle-big-bend/1614787002/

The infrastructure in Florida is much stronger against hurricanes than in most parts of the world, but the area is still scarred. Re-building has been slow - it took a year to clean up most of the debris and in some places, that still has not happened.

I fear for the people where this current storm will hit.