Supercharged overnight, Hurricane Michael menaces Florida

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  Supercharged overnight, Hurricane Michael menaces Florida

  PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Gaining frightening fury overnight, Hurricane Michael closed in Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 145 mph, the most powerful storm on record ever to menace the stretch of fishing towns, military bases and spring-break beaches.The St. Marks River overflows into the city of St. Marks, Fla., ahead of Hurricane Michael, Wednesday,

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  Fast-strengthening hurricane closes in on Florida Panhandle

  Haskel Johnson, Daniel Tippett, Jennifer Tippett and Nobuko Johnson fill sand bags at the Lynn Haven Sports Complex in Lynn Haven, Florida, October 8, 2018, to prepare for Hurricane Michael. (Photo: AP)An estimated 120,000 people along the Florida Panhandle were ordered to clear out on Tuesday as Hurricane Michael rapidly picked up steam in the Gulf of Mexico and closed

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  Michael strengthens into a hurricane, menaces Florida

  This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a view of Tropical Storm Michael, lower right, churning as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at 6:52 p.m. Eastern Time. (Photo: NOAA via AP)A tropical weather system that rapidly strengthened into Hurricane Michael on Monday is likely to keep growing stronger ahead of