Fast-moving Hurricane Michael menaces Florida Panhandle

A fast and furious Hurricane Michael sped toward the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday with 110 mph winds and a potential storm surge of 12 feet, giving tens of thousands of people precious little time to get out or board up.

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Tue., Oct. 9, 2018

Surfers paddle past the St.Andrews State Park Pier Tuesday, Oct.9, 2018, at Panama City Beach, Fla. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP) ORG XMIT: FLPAN305

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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) ORG XMIT: FLPAP101

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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) ORG XMIT: FLPAN803

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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) ORG XMIT: FLPAN802

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration public affairs officer Dennis Feltgen updates the progress of Hurricane Michael on a large map, 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) ORG XMIT: FLWL111

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Workers finish boarding up the upper level of Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar at Gulf Place on Tues. Oct. 9, 2018 in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., ahead of Hurricane Michael's possible landfall in the next 24 hours in South Walton County. (Michael Snyder/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) ORG XMIT: FLPLA301

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Rob Docko ties a knot while securing his boat at the St. Andrews Marina in Panama City, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, to prepare for Hurricane Michael. (Patti Blake /News Herald via AP) ORG XMIT: FLPAN101

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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) ORG XMIT: FLPAN105

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