Hurricane Michael: Florida Panhandle hit by strongest US storm since 1992.
The strongest storm to hit the US in more than 25 years, and the most powerful on record in the Florida Panhandle, has headed inland after a furious onslaught that killed two people and tore apart buildings.
Hurricane Michael’s 155mph (250km/h) winds at landfall were only 5mph short of category five status, making it the US’s strongest storm since Hurricane Andrew ravaged southern Florida in 1992.
Michael sprang quickly from a weekend tropical depression, going from a category two on Tuesday to a category four storm by the time it came ashore.