PANAMA CITY, Fla. — As severe weather crawled across the Panhandle on Thursday, 9-1-1 calls rang throughout the morning at the Bay County Emergency Operations Center.

“[It’s been] pretty steady all day,” said Bay County Communications Supervisor, Brian Hardin. “It started last night.”

Hardin said they’ve received calls about downed power lines and trees as well as questions about road and bridge closures. When it comes to residents calling with severe weather concerns, he said it wasn’t always this busy… READ MORE