Hurricane Michael damage in Florida (41 images)

Michael slammed into the Florida coast October 10 as a Category 4 near Mexico Beach as the most powerful storm to hit the southern U.S. state in more than a century. Michael made landfall around 1:00 pm Eastern time (1700 GMT), the National Hurricane Center said.

From left to right, Spc. Sean Westmoreland, Spc. Herbert Joyner, and Pfc. Jeremy Grant, from the 153rd Charlie Troop in Tallahassee, hang the American flag on a 4x4 of debris after Hurricane Michael hit in Mexico Beach, Fla. on Saturday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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Jay Ammons, working with SlickLips Seafood and Oyster House, grills up free turkey to those in need after Hurricane Michael hit in Panama City, Fla. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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Ana Arevalo holds her two year old daughter Alajandra Perez while waiting in line in an Arby's Parking lot for free food and drinks in Panama City, Fla. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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State Road 98 is cracked and sinking following the storm surge in Mexico Beach, Fla. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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