Michael wrecked havoc on the Florida Panhandle after it made landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane.
It has since weakened to a tropical storm.
[THE LATEST: 11-year-old Georgia's first death from Michael]
Channel 2 Action News has a team of reporters stationed across Florida and Georgia who have been sending in reports of damage caused by Michael.
[LIVE UPDATES: "Extremely Dangerous" Hurricane Michael slams Florida coast]
Channel 2's Dave Huddleston is in Panama City, where he reported extreme damage from his hotel and local businesses. It included some incredible damage from a local Waffle House.
Take a look at this damage to a @WaffleHouse in Panama City. @DaveHWSB shows the pole that fell on top of the restaurant and the windows of the structure were blown out. #StormWatchOn2
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) October 10, 2018
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Some of the damage our hotel! Panama City, Florida. pic.twitter.com/XHSesJrler
— Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) October 10, 2018
The front of our hotel. @wsbtv #stormwatchon2 pic.twitter.com/N265nt2UXb
— Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) October 10, 2018
ICYMI: @DaveHWSB shot this video of damage in Panama City moments after #HurricaneMichael made landfall on the Florida Panhandle: https://t.co/37qxzyYhsv #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/5FZjvUvqIF
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) October 10, 2018
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns received devastating images from Panama City and Mexico Beach.
Lots of folks sending me photos/videos from Mexico Beach and Panama City. I hope you're all safe.
— Glenn Burns (@GlennBurnsWSB) October 10, 2018
We're still tracking #HurricaneMichael as it moves toward Georgia - right now on @wsbtv Channel 2 Action News pic.twitter.com/fiaYJgqL44
ABC News meteorologist Ginger Zee was located in Mexico Beach, where Hurricane Michael made its landfall shortly before 1:30 p.m.
Some of that church y’all just asked about here on 23rd street pic.twitter.com/ihWsne1Bvx
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) October 10, 2018
Damage now from the back side of our condo building in Mexico Beach. #Michael pic.twitter.com/BVAJfPFwkZ
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) October 10, 2018
Just watched a house pushed off its foundation down the street with storm surge. STORM SURGE POWER #Michael pic.twitter.com/0oZYwzajH3
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) October 10, 2018
Our ABC affiliate WGXA showed us the damage in Crawford County caused by a potential tornado just outside of Macon. Michael moved into Georgia shortly before 6 p.m. ET.
NEW VIDEO: Showing additional damage here in Crawford Country. Home owner tells me that he and his wife took cover under the couch after hearing tornado sirens sound off. @WGXAnews pic.twitter.com/4lJsPscLkF
— Tavares Jones (@tavareskjones) October 10, 2018
Our sister affiliate Action News Jax shared video of trees down from Michael's strong 155 mph winds in Tallahassee.
Splintered tree & downed lines on East 6th Ave in #Tallahassee. #Michael @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/aQaeNPrDbI
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 10, 2018
Another downed tree blocking Gadsden at Brevard in #Tallahassee. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax #Michael #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/fsASlqOzxE
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 10, 2018
Our ABC affiliate WTXL in Tallahassee received incredible video of a homeowner's tree being uprooted.
WATCH: This is footage from a resident here in Tallahassee as a tree fell down in his yard on Chauncey Road during Hurricane Michael>> https://t.co/jIRGhNDce7 (Video Courtesy: @Redneck_Dem) pic.twitter.com/cOfsPwrCbQ
— WTXL ABC 27 (@abc27) October 10, 2018
Reports of flooding started to come in Wednesday evening. Hurricane Michael was expected to bring catastrophic storm surge, according to Severe Weather Team 2.
Structures destroyed and streets turned into rivers in Mexico Beach, FL, where #HurricaneMichael made landfall as an extremely powerful Category 4 storm earlier Wednesday. https://t.co/uVVEkXmHid pic.twitter.com/NdrJ6MmFxw
— ABC News (@ABC) October 10, 2018
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