Hurricane Michael strengthens to extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it strikes Florida
Michael, which started as a tropical depression, was quickly upgraded to a named tropical storm by the US National Hurricane Center and strengthened as a potentially catastrophic
Hurricane Michael strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it roared down on the Florida Panhandle early Wednesday, already flooding certain regions like Apalachicola in Franklin County. The storm, which has been dubbed as extremely dangerous, is set to strike the state's fishing villages and coastal communities later in the day, according to reports.
Michael, which started as a tropical depression, was quickly upgraded to a named tropical storm by the US National Hurricane Center and strengthened as a potentially catastrophic hurricane by Tuesday.