Hurricane Michael hits the Florida Panhandle

U.S. Customs and Border Protection crew conduct a search and rescue operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael among damaged homes and flooding in Panama City, Fla.

A body is removed after being discovered during the search of a housing structure in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla.

Flyover of the Florida panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael shows a destroyed boat yard near Panama City, Fla.

Tom Bailey walks his bike past a home that was carried across a road and slammed up against a condo complex as Hurricane Michael passed through the area in Mexico Beach, Fla.

Rescue personnel perform a search in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla.

Storm-damaged boats in Panama City, Fla.

A boat storage building is collapsed in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Mishelle McPherson climbs over the rubble of her friend’s home in Mexico Beach, Fla.

Gavin Conklin, 17, gathers water bottles from a neighbor’s refrigerator after Hurricane Michael destroyed the home in Panama City, Fla.

Hector Benthall, right, gets a hug from his neighbor, Keito Jordan, after a tree crashed onto Benthall’s home in Columbia, S.C.

The overhang of a gas station is toppled over in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Inlet Beach, Fla.

Amanda Logsdon begins the process of trying to clean up her home after the roof was blown off in Panama City, Fla.

Kathy Coy inspects what is left of her home after Hurricane Michael destroyed it in Panama City, Fla. She said she was in the home when it was blown apart and is thankful to be alive.

Men cut a tree that fell on a vehicle in Panama City, Fla.

Phlomena Telker stands on what was her covered porch after hurricane Michael tore the roof off her home as it passed through the area in Panama City, Fla.

Bo Lynn’s Market starts taking water in the town of St. Marks, Fla., as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and St. Marks rivers, which come together in St. Marks.

A woman and her children stand near a destroyed gas station after Hurricane Michael passes through Panama City, Fla.

People walk through the wreckage of a building after the arrival of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla.

People walk through the wreckage of a building in Panama City, Fla.

Mike Lindsey stands in his Panama City antique shop after Michael’s winds broke the windows.

Kaylee O’Brian weeps inside her home after several trees fell on it when Michael hit Panama City, Fla.

A hotel canopy collapsed on cars in Panama City Beach, Fla.

A hotel employee holds a glass door closed as it breaks from flying debris in Panama City Beach, Fla.

People look at a damaged store after Hurricane Michael hit Panama City, Fla.

The Oceanis is grounded ashore by a tidal surge at the Port St. Joe Marina.

Haley Nelson stands in front of the remains of one of her father’s trailer homes after Michael hit Panama City.

People walk among downed trees in a heavily damaged neighborhood in Panama City, Fla.

Mitchell Pope tries to salvage what he can from his mobile home after the Wakulla and St. Marks rivers overflowed in St. Marks, Fla.

Cameron Sadowski walks through crashing waves as Michael’s outer bands hit Panama City Beach, Fla.

People fill bags with sand at the Lynn Haven Sports Complex while preparing for Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla.

Beach visitors await the approach of Hurricane Michael in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Waves crash against the Malecon esplanade in Havana, triggered by the outer bands of Hurricane Michael.

Krystal Day, left, leads a sandbag assembly line at the Old Port Cove restaurant in Ozello, Fla. Employees were hoping to protect the restaurant from floodwaters as Hurricane Michael continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico heading for the Florida Panhandle.

The effects of Hurricane Michael are seen along the coastline of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

Carol Cathey spray-paints words on the plywood over her daughter’s business in preparation for Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla.

Xavier McKenzie puts a 20-pound bag of ice into his family’s car in Panama City, Fla., as Hurricane Michael approaches.

Workers board up the windows of Marco’s Pizza in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Workers scramble to store boats before the arrival of Hurricane Michael in St. Marks, Fla., south of Tallahassee.