Shelters open as Hurricane Michael barrels toward Gulf Coast
Michael made landfall in Florida Wednesday packing top sustained winds of 155 mph
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Hurricane Michael is so bad that some Waffle Houses have closed
USA Today reports 18 of the chain's restaurants have closed in Florida's evacuation zone, an unofficial index of how serious the storm threat is
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Hurricane Michael to slam Florida
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Hurricane Michael takes aim at Florida
Thousands of people have evacuated the Florida Panhandle in anticipation of Hurricane Michael. However, some of the state's most vulnerable populations will have to stay put during the storm. Not only is the hurricane expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain, it also has potential to worsen the red tide plaguing the state. Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN from Tallahassee to share how the community is preparing for the storm.
Florida residents warned about Hurricane Michael
Gov. Rick Scott issued mandatory evacuation orders Tuesday across the Florida Panhandle. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN to discuss the latest about Hurricane Michael.
Hurricane Michael a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon. It's 500 miles wide and packing winds of 120 miles per hour. WCBS chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn is tracking the forecast.
Nursing homes brace for hurricane
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Nursing homes prep for power outages as Hurricane Michael eyes Florida
Last year, 12 residents died after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to a nursing home
"Monstrous" Hurricane Michael eyeing Florida's Gulf Coast
Florida Gov. Rick Scott says Hurricane Michael may be most destructive storm to hit Panhandle in decades
Hurricane Michael headed for Florida
The Florida Panhandle is bracing for Hurricane Michael's arrival on Wednesday. It could be the strongest storm to hit the area in decades. CBS News' Hilary Scott joins CBSN from Panama City Beach, Florida, with the latest on storm preparations.
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Florida prepares for Hurricane Michael
CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN from Panama City Beach, Florida, where residents are bracing for Hurricane Michael to make landfall. Governor Rick Scott is warning residents to get out while they can.
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Hurricane Michael strengthening as it targets Gulf Coast
State of emergency has been declared in Florida and Alabama as forecasters warn of storm's likely midweek landfall; Cuba in its sights
Florida evacuations ordered
As Hurricane Michael aims for Florida, the governor has ordered evacuations of the Panhandle. People in the region are boarding up and moving out before the storm hits. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports.
Hurricane Michael takes aim at Florida Panhandle, prompting evacuations
Gov. Rick Scott issued a state of emergency in anticipation of the storm hitting Florida
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Storm threat forces Florida candidates to alter campaigns
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Michael expected to hit Florida as hurricane
People living on Florida's panhandle could be just days away from a hurricane making landfall. Meteorologist Danielle Niles of our Boston station, WBZ, is tracking Tropical Storm Michael.
Florida prepares for Tropical Storm Michael
Gov. Scott held a press briefing Sunday night to warn people that Tropical Storm Michael could hit Florida as a hurricane in a matter of days. Watch his remarks here.
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Actor Timothy Busfield held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case
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26 charged in college basketball gambling scheme
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