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Hurricane Michael roars toward Florida Panhandle as Category 4 storm

by CBS News 10 Oct 2018 08:44 PDT
Talquin Electric linemen in Crawfordville, Florida, shut off the power to Shell Point Beach prior to the arrival of Hurricane Michael on Oct. 9, 2018 © Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images

Hurricane Michael was roaring toward the Florida Panhandle and getting even stronger before making landfall later Wednesday. As of 11 a.m. ET, the intense Category 4 hurricane was packing top sustained winds of 145 mph.

The National Hurricane Center described Michael as "potentially catastrophic." Michael could be the worst storm ever to hit the Panhandle.

Nearly 30 million people in the Southeast are in Michael's crosshairs. Forecasters said it will bring damaging winds and potentially life-threatening storm surge.

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