As bad as it could be...

[brackish]

...East eyewall went right over the house.  Waiting for damage assessment.

[K3v1n]

Saw this video
https://www.facebook.com/tristateweather/videos/2133473973568803/

[brackish]

I saw that one.  That is not even beach front.  That is from the north side of highway 98 looking back at the canal system that is on the northwest tip of the city.  No pictures available yet on the south side of 98 to front beach.

[Cruzin]

Brackish,
Hang in there, glad to here you are safe. We wish you the best and hope all is back to normal soon. We had storm surge in west central Florida but no damage.

Take care!

Dale

[brackish]

It stands tall....battered and lonely...only house left on the street....but it stands.  Link to the area.

https://www.facebook.com/wxchasing/videos/873567633033212/UzpfSTIyNDQ5MjIxNzczNTM3NToxMDA1ODUxNzYyOTMyNzQ2/

[AislinGirlII]

Good news!

[Reighnman]

Best of luck Brackish. The pictures are horrific.

[Bob23]

Which one's yours?

[Salty19]

Glad you are not hurt and that somehow your place escaped the worst of it.  It's insane how bad it looks down there.  Between the Red Tide, pollution, major fish kills and hurricanes of the past few years, Florida is a total mess right now.   

I hope the people can get back to a normal life quickly. 

[brackish]

Which one's yours?
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If you stop at -3.53, we are at the right bottom corner, house with hip roof, front left side missing the metal roof, but sheathing intact.  Keep in mind every square inch of the area in the pic was developed.  Most of it to highway 98 is now gone.  We are fortunate.  It is a vacation home that we rent out for most of the season.  But it has been in the family for fifty years and there are three generations of memories there and the current seniors want it to stay that way for our grandkids.  Most of the in season clients are repeat for many years and I'm sure they feel the same way.  Mexico Beach is a sleepy little town that lacks the hustle and bustle of Panama City or Destin and that's why we like it.

[Reighnman]

Hopefully the majority of damage was caused by wind and not flood waters. FEMA is a nightmare for rental properties. Best of luck!

[Whistlingdixie]

Hope you are safe and secure. I am in tallahasee and just got power yesterday. Let me know if I can do anything. I can bring supplies if you need them. We have an extra bed also if you need a place to stay and can get out.

All the best

[brackish]

Hope you are safe and secure. I am in tallahasee and just got power yesterday. Let me know if I can do anything. I can bring supplies if you need them. We have an extra bed also if you need a place to stay and can get out.

All the best

Thank you for your offer.  I really appreciate it, especially since your area was also hard hit.  We're going in tomorrow and will be doing some temp shoring and have arranged for a tarp cover of the exposed roof section.  Hope to meet with the insurance adjusters, both flood and wind while there.  It should be an adventure, we have to pack everything in for the last quarter mile, roads not clear enough to drive in.  Then, since there is no stairway, the front door has to be accessed by ladder.  And with no services it will essentially be camping.

But we're fine and fortunate.  It is not a permanent residence so we can take our time getting it back and we're told it will take time. 
The initial assessment by the power company indicates it may be two months or more until power is back.  Doesn't matter, we no longer have service entrance, water supply lines, or connection to sewer. 

If you have a chance to reach out, those that are permanent residents and there are only about a thousand, are without homes and jobs.  I defer to them. 

I've been through Camille, Katrina, Opal and now Michael, and many more that did not have any life altering impact on me.  The one thing I know to be true is that the human spirit is strengthened not weakened  by these events.

And when your four year old granddaughter looks at you with those baby blue eyes and says "Poppy you can fix that can't you"  what choice do you have?