Hurricane Michael in graphics
A look at the forecasts and impacts of Hurricane Michael
Powerful Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday near Mexico Beach, Florida, pulverizing homes, snapping trees and leaving communities underwater.
At landfall, it was nearly a Category 5 storm that smashed records as the strongest ever to roar onto the state's exposed Panhandle.
The forecast path
Although weakening, Michael will continue to rampage through the Southeast on Thursday before racing offshore on Friday.
Top wind speeds
Michael made landfall as a 155-mph, Category 4 storm, making it the strongest October hurricane on record that hit the U.S. It was also the third-strongest hurricane on record in the U.S., when measured by barometric pressure.
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