Hurricane Michael by the numbers: 6 dead, 1.37 million customers without electricity

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Hurricane Michael by the numbers: 6 dead, 1.37 million customers without electricity







Hurricane Michael, a historical category 4 stormIt hit the Florida Panhandle early on Wednesday afternoon, unleashing heavy rain, strong winds and a devastating storm.



Here is a look at the dangerous storm By the numbers:





155 mph Wind speed: almost the highest possible for a category 4 hurricane - With which Michael touched down nearby. Mexico Beach and city of panama. A hurricane with 157 mph or more is a Category 5, the strongest on the Hurricane Saffir-Simpson scale.





129 mph: Peak wind gust reported Wednesday at Tyndall Air Force Base, which is located about 12 miles southeast of Panama City, Florida.





6: Number of storm-related deaths attributed to Michael so far, including an 11-year-old girl who, according to local officials, was killed when part of a metal garage crashed into her family's mobile home in Lake Seminole, Georgia, and a 38 year old Elder who died when a tree fell on his moving car in Statesville, North Carolina.





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Waves take over a house when Hurricane Michael lands in Alligator Point, Florida, on October 10, 2018. 



14 feet: Maximum height forecast for the storm surge when Michael's strong winds pushed the ocean water to land. A cyclonic surge of more than 9 feet was reported Wednesday in Apalachicola, Florida.





12 inches: The maximum amount of isolated rainfall that Michael was expected to dump through the Florida Panhandle and the Big Bend state region, as well as in southeastern Alabama and parts of southwestern and central Georgia.





9 inches: Maximum amount of rain that Michael could take to isolated areas from Virginia to North Carolina.





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A damaged house is seen after Hurricane Michael crossed the area on October 10, 2018, in the city of Panama, Florida.



1.37 million: Number of homes and businesses without electricity in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia until Thursday night. The majority of power outages occur in North Carolina, with 484,487 customers without electricity, officials said.





30,000: Number of workers mobilized from across the country to help restore power.





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People seek safety in a shelter when Hurricane Michael approaches, on October 10, 2018, in the city of Panama, Florida.



6: Number of states that had emergency declarations before Michael: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.





325,000: Estimated number of people on the path of the storm who were told by local authorities to evacuate.





6,000: The approximate number of people who stayed in the approximately 80 shelters in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina on Wednesday night.





3,000: Number of personnel deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency before touching land.





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The Cooter Stew Cafe starts drinking water in the city of Saint Marks when Hurricane Michael pushes the storm on the Wakulla and Saint Marks rivers, which join here on October 10, 2018, in Saint Marks, Florida.



35: Number of counties in Florida, of the 67 states, where Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency before making landfall.





3,500: Number of troops of the Florida National Guard activated for coordination and planning prior to arrival on land, with emphasis on offshore operations and search and rescue.





600: Number of Florida state soldiers assigned to the Panhandle and Big Bend region to assist with response and recovery efforts.





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Kathy Coy is among what remains of her home after Hurricane Michael destroyed her on October 11, 2018 in the city of Panama, Florida. She said she was in the house when it broke and she is grateful to be alive. 



500: Number of disaster relief workers that the American Red Cross was sending to affected areas in the Sunshine State.





200: Approximate number of patients evacuated from at least two hospitals in Florida due to damage caused by the hurricane. The Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart in Panama City said in a statement on Thursday that its facilities were damaged during the storm and, therefore, are transferring more than 200 patients, including 39 who are in critical condition, to regional hospitals. . The Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, also in Panama City, announced in a statement Thursday that it is evacuating approximately its patients, starting with the most critical, "due to the infrastructure challenges in our community."

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