the front in and not react after the fact that was the director of the world food program david beardsley beesley rather speaking with g.w. earlier to the united states now and one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the mainland has been battering southern coastal states hurricane michael made line for fall in florida yesterday leaving widespread damage and flooding in its wake. these pictures taken by the international space station captured the storm shortly before it hit the southern part of the state known as the panhandle. it was florida spears's weather and more than eighty years the storm's intensity has waned as it moves inland but neighboring states like georgia in the carolinas are bracing for more destruction. supercharged by the woman waters of the gulf of mexico hurrican michael blustered ashore battering southern florida with winds of up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour residents in coastal areas who hadn't already heeded warnings to leave were told to stay put travel now just too dangerous. hurricane michael is the worst storm that the for the panhandle has ever seen or