Commercial boats leave the Destin Harbor in Destin, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Residents of this Florida panhandle city were busy Monday readying themselves for Hurricane Michael, which is predicted to make landfall somewhere around Panama City, Fla. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)
By: Devon Ravine
From left, Haskel Johnson, Daniel Tippett, Jennifer Tippett and Nobuko Johnson fill sand bags at the Lynn Haven Sports Complex in Lynn Haven, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, to prepare for Hurricane Michael. (Patti Blake /News Herald via AP)
By: Patti Blake
Aaron Smith carries a couple hundred feet of anchor rope as prepares to move his charter fishing boat "Sea Fix" from the Destin Harbor in Destin, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Boat captains in this fishing community were relocating their vessels to safer locations in advance of Hurricane Michael. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)
By: Devon Ravine
Wyatt Ferreira gets ready to move the charter fishing boat "First Light" from its mooring in the harbor in Destin, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Boat captains in this fishing community were relocating their vessels to safer waters in advance of Hurricane Michael. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)
By: Devon Ravine
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Andrew Gillum, left, helps Eboni Sipling fill up sandbags in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Residents in Florida's Panhandle and Big Bend are getting ready for Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall by midweek. (AP Photo/Gary Fineout)
By: Gary Fineout
Volunteers install fabric storm panels at Pensacola Beach Elementary School, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Matthew is strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico and expected to make landfall in Florida's Panhandle or Big Bend area on Wednesday. Mandatory evacuations are in effect for coastal and low lying areas of the Florida Panhandle. ( Tony Giberson/Pensacola Beach News Journal via AP)/Palm Beach Post via AP)
By: Tony Giberson
National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham, gestures as he talks about storm surge during a televised update on the status of Hurricane Michael, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at the Hurricane Center in Miami. At least 120,000 people along the Florida Panhandle were ordered to clear out Tuesday as Hurricane Michael rapidly picked up steam in the Gulf of Mexico and closed in with winds of 110 mph (175 kph) and a potential storm surge of 12 feet (3.7 meters). (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
By: Wilfredo Lee
Xavier McKenzie puts a twenty pound bag of ice into his family's car in Panama City, Fla., as Hurricane Michael approaches on Tuesday, Oct.9, 2018. He and his family do not live in a storm surge area, and instead prepared for losing power for days. (Joshua Boucher/News Herald via AP)
By: Joshua Boucher
David Hayes boards up a window at this home in Panama City, Fla., as Hurricane Michael approaches on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (Joshua Boucher/News Herald via AP)
By: Joshua Boucher
Surfers paddle past the St.Andrews State Park Pier Tuesday, Oct.9, 2018, at Panama City Beach, Fla. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
By: Patti Blake
Graphic shows the predicted wind speeds over the next five days caused by Hurricane Michael; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;
By: p.holm
Graphic shows the predicted precipitation over the next five days caused by Hurricane Michael; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;