For four days Byler had to climb over huge pine tree trunks to get out of her home. Marianna in Jackson County was hit with stronger winds than it has ever seen despite being about 70 miles (113 kilometres) north of Mexico Beach, where Michael came ashore. One person died when a tree crushed him during the storm and the death toll could still rise, Andreasen said. “We’re victims.”Andreasen said the county’s power grid was destroyed and it could be a month until it’s restored. After the storm cleared, Edwards found himself driving 50 miles to DeFuniak Springs to get water, food and gas.

Source: National Post October 16, 2018 04:18 UTC