Sheriff's official: 1 Florida Panhandle man dead, killed at home by falling tree during Hurricane Michael's passage

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff's official: 1 Florida Panhandle man dead, killed at home by falling tree during Hurricane Michael's passage. Authorities said she was killed when a portable carport fell on the home when a suspected tornado, associated with the hurricane, swept through. According to Seminole County EMA Director Travis Brooks, a tree fell on her grandmother's home in Seminole County around 3 p.m. Due to the severity of the storm, responders did not get to the home until the overnight hours. The Florida man was killed when a tree crashed through his home in Greensboro and trapped him, according to Gadsden County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Anglie Hightower. It happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Downed power lines and blocked roads made it hard for emergency responders to get there. Officials hadn't immediately confirmed the names of the victims.
A man in Greensboro, Florida is killed by a tree that crashed through his home, becoming the first reported death from the storm in the United States. Later, a child is killed by a falling tree in Seminole County, Georgia.