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Aerial images of Hurricane Michael damage are just unbelievable

The bird's-eye view from the Florida Panhandle, with all the damage seen after Hurricane Michael roared ashore, is incredible.
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Homes destroyed by Hurricane Michael are shown from the air October 11, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida.

To truly grasp the scope of Hurricane Michael's fury, look no further than a bird's-eye view.

NOAA's Remote Sensing Division published a Google Maps-like website late Thursday with imagery up and down some 200 miles of coastline on the Florida Panhandle.

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Users can zoom into the map for a street-level view. On the far west end of the Panhandle, Pensacola Beach looks untouched as people enjoy the day in the water.

From Panama City Beach westward, however, the destruction becomes more apparent. The first bit of roof damage appears in this area.

Farther west, the dirty mounds of a baseball field are no more having been blown off by the wind. Roofs are torn off at the nearby Air Force base. In Mexico City, not far where Hurricane Michael made landfall as a 155-mph, Category 4 storm, buildings clearly were wiped from their foundations.

In this area, a combination of wicked winds and a 9-foot storm surge led to the catastrophic damage.

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Damage in Mexico Beach, Florida

Credit: Google Earth/NOAA
On the left, Mexico Beach, Florida, from Google Earth imagery in 2012. On right, the devastation from Hurricane Michael.

Damage at Tyndall Air Force Base

Credit: Google Earth/NOAA
On the left, Tyndall Air Force Base, from Google Earth imagery in 2015. On right, the devastation from Hurricane Michael.

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