The Damage Costs From Hurricane Michael Could Top $4.5 Billion

Agricultural damage from Hurricane Michael's rampage last week across Georgia, Alabama and Florida is forecast to top $1.3 billion, with pecan and cotton farms the hardest hit as well as the region's poultry operations, according to officials......»»

Residential and commercial properties in Florida sustained between $3 billion and $5 billion in damage, including from storm surge and wind, according to an estimate out .....»»

It cost Duke Energy Corp.’s two Carolinas utilities more than $760 million to restore power and repair storm damage from 2018’s triple whammy of Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael and Winter Storm Diego. Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy C.....»»

Georgia's two U.S. senators are seeking federal disaster assistance for the state's agriculture industry to help offset the extensive damage done by Hurricane Michael. In a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Republican Sens. Johnny Isaks.....»»

Florida’s agriculture industry suffered nearly $1.49 billion in damages from Hurricane Michael, with timber growers the hardest hit, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Friday. The department estimated the economic lo.....»»

Owners of forest land along the Florida Panhandle and beyond are grappling with at least $1.6 billion in timber losses after Hurricane Michael......»»

Northwest Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base, where pilots train to fly the F-22 stealth fighter, won’t be abandoned because of major damage it sustained in Hurricane Michael, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson vowed Monday. Speaking to reporters at Tallaha.....»»

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested “rogue killers” could be involved in the case of a missing Saudi Arabian journalist, as he denied offering $1 million over a DNA test for Sen. Elizabeth Warren and surveyed damage from Hurricane Michael......»»

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Hurricane Michael has caused extensive damage to the fiber that underpins Verizon’s wireless network, hurting efforts to restore service......»»

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Florida State University has started repairs at its Panama City campus, but the campus will remain closed Monday because of damage from Hurricane Michael. Florida State said in a news release Friday that the Panama City campus sustained roof and w.....»»

Photo: Mexico Beach, Florida after Hurricane Michael — SevereStudios/John Humphress JP Hampstead and John Kingston contributed to this story. read more.....»»

AP Photo/Chris O'Meara Andrew Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and the Democratic candidate for governor in the state was busy cleaning up debris left from Hurricane Michael .....»»

Hurricane Michael’s Damage Could Top $25-B The monster storm made landfall Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle Michael is the 4th-strongest hurricane ever to reach the US Mainland ever. Hurrican.....»»

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During an earnings call Thursday morning, Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) CEO Ed Bastian said the airline felt a 'minimal impact' from Hurricane Michael — a Category 4 hurricane that left extensive damage along the Florida Panhandle – and cance.....»»

Hurricane Michael is not letting up. It went from a Category 1 on Monday to a Category 2 by Tuesday morning. As it picks up speed through the Gulf of Mexico it's forecast to strengthen to a Category 3 with the help of warmer-than-normal waters. read more.....»»

Hurricane Florence killed at least 43 people as it rampaged through the Carolinas and Virginia. The storm also inflicted property damage that could rise to $30 billion, according to a report from........»»

Residential and commercial properties in the Carolinas and Virginia sustained between $19 billion and $28.5 billion in damage, including damage resulting from st.....»»