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Hurricane Michael Has Caused At Least One Fatality, Said To Be The Most Powerful Storm In The Florida Panhandle’s Recorded History

<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&num;Roommates&comma; let’s please keep those affected by &num;HurricaneMichael in our thoughts and prayers&period; The powerful storm&comma; which at its height was labeled a Category 4 storm&comma; is currently ripping through the &num;FloridaPanhandle area affecting residents in &num;Georgia as well&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">One fatality has been reported in &num;Greensboro&comma; Florida&comma; where a tree fell on a home&comma; causing fatal injuries to a man inside&comma; according to Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt&period; Anglie Hightower&period; She said there was one additional injury reported in the county&comma; where residents and first responders were having major communication issues with radios and telephones&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Hightower said the worst damage appeared to be near the community of &num;Chattahoochee&comma; where they believe a tornado hit&comma; according to &commat;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnn&period;com&sol;us&sol;live-news&sol;tropical-storm-hurricane-michael-florida&sol;index&period;html">CNN&period;<&sol;a> She added that deputies have not been able to enter the area to assess the damage&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In other communities in the Panhandle&comma; strong wind gusts have blown out windows in homes and office buildings&comma; including the First Federal Bank and Medical Sacred Heart in Panama City&period; The hospital said it is running off of generators and patients have been moved to safe areas of the facility&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The weather has even called for a tornado warning in Atlanta and Hurricane Michael is the first Category 3 storm to track into Georgia since the 1800s&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In Tallahassee&comma; Mayor Andrew Gillum said about 50&comma;000 of the capital’s 120&comma;000 utility customers&comma; including the emergency operations center&comma; have no power&period; The operations center is now running on emergency generators&period; The strongest winds were expected tonight&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In preparing for the storm&comma; Florida officials were preparing to deploy 1 million gallons of water&comma; 1&period;5 million meals and 400&comma;000 pounds of ice to families impacted by the storm&comma; Governor Rick Scott said in a tweet&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">We’ll keep you updated on the latest&comma; &num;Roommates&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">TSR STAFF&colon; Christina C&excl; &commat;cdelafresh<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; 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