Arial photography shows that most of the damage was done by the storm surge, rather than by wind. Roof damage is caused by wind, but houses getting washed away is caused by water. Category four winds would have removed just about all the roofs, and knocked down most of the trees.
Drone footage shows Hurricane Michael ravaged Florida town where it made landfall
via The Deplorable Climate Science Blog
October 11, 2018 at 02:59PM
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