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Gulf Coast bracing for 'monstrous' Hurricane Michael

Expected to make landfall Wednesday

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a view of Tropical Storm Michael, lower right, churning as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, around 7 p.m. Michael has since become a Category 1 hurricane. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Michael — This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a view of Tropical Storm Michael, lower right, churning as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, around 7 p.m. Michael has since become a Category 1 hurricane. (NOAA via AP)

MIAMI — Residents of Florida's Panhandle frantically filled sandbags, boarded up homes and secured boats Monday as they anxiously awaited Hurricane Michael, which forecasters warned could smash into the state's Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane within days.

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