sen. bill nelson called the hurricane michael is no more .
the death toll stood at 13 across the south .
( ap photo david goldman ) ( associated press ) mexico beach , fla. ( ap ) — florida authorities fielded a barrage of calls about people missing in hurricane michael 's aftermath as search - and - rescue teams friday made their way through ravaged neighborhoods , looking for victims dead or alive .
michael , which smacked florida 's panhandle as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the united states , left virginia 's coast as a post - tropical low early friday -- and its trail of destruction will take weeks to take into account .
text , imessage or whatsapp your videos , photos and stories to cnn when it 's safe : 347 - 322 - 0415 ( cnn ) the devastation left by hurricane michael in several states is still coming into focus , with coastal florida cities destroyed beyond recognition , and homes , businesses and agriculture torn or swamped from georgia to virginia .
a line of cars extended a quarter mile , and the queue to enter the convenience store was so long , it took buyers more than matthew washington carries out items he salvaged from the damaged thai restaurant he owns with his wife in the aftermath of hurricane michael in callaway , fla. , thursday , oct. 11 , 2018 .
the violent storm that ripped through the southeast , leaving a trail of death and destruction from florida to virginia , finally moved off the coast over the atlantic ocean overnight .
michael made landfall in the florida panhandle on wednesday as a category 4 hurricane — the strongest on record to hit the area — and charged north through georgia and into the carolinas and virginia , wreaking havoc and causing emergencies .
5:12 p.m. : north of panama city , long waits for gas , food fountain , fla. — when everything else was closed , buck ’s piggly wiggly express opened with fuel and food .