Hurricane Michael: An Oral History

October 10th, 2023 marks the 5-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael, and we’re remembering that day in a special half-hour documentary, Hurricane Michael: An Oral History.

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[bradjoiner]

different regions simply refer to something as 'the storm'. This one is ours. This was well done.

[buddrud]

Great storytelling and reporting. I live in Tallahassee. My best friends family lived in Calloway. My Mother and I were in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada as Michael was coming in. It hit the day we were supposed to fly home (flew home Oct. 11th instead). We were 2, 700 miles north east having to watch it unfold on CNN and CBC. Seeing where landfall was I worried about my best friends family. I texted him and said "You'd better not be in your house right now". Thankfully he texted back and was safe in North Bay County. A week after the storm I headed over to help him clean out their home and was stunned by the devastation. Forests I've seen all my life were fallen over and cracked. The landscape I knew so well was simply gone.

I'm coming to this video 7 months later. I hope others will see it and share.

[steveboling]

I am a fire chief that lives in an area that is still recovering from a massive tornado. I appreciate the job of all the first responders. We just returned from our first Florida vacation in several years. We stayed in Mexico Beach. While the scars are still there, you could see the work to survive for the community. We will be coming back to Mexico Beach regularly because we could see what a great community it is.

[patrickkinney]

We were stuck in our neighborhood for days. No cell service. But then my oldest son pulled into the yard on a bicycle. What a happy moment.

[nicknackerrz]

Thank you first responders and weather people

[tammyrobison]

God bless all in Mexico Beach!! The real hero’s are the community of Mexico Beach!!!

[leanneadams]

Awww. Did you catch what that sweet lady said. She said - “ daughter in love “ !
I just couldn’t imagine loosing EVERYTHING and everything in your town also !! I wished that I helped more.
So sorry ! I’m sure this still hurts !!! 🙏😞❤️

[QuizpodzZ]

I was 10 years old at the time it the storm in the middle of it too, death never felt so real

[boricua]

Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 got destroyed with Maria. I feel your pain. ❤😢😢😢It’s horrible. 😞

[kshaek]

This is bullshit.

Pure.


Bay County actually rejected help.