The Chief of Emergency Services for Bay County says Hurricane Helene caused less destruction there than in neighboring counties. Now he and his fellow citizens stand ready to repay the help they received after Hurricane Michael.
Matthew Lindewirth remembers how Michael, the first Category 5 storm to hit the Panhandle, caused catastrophic damage in Bay County. Bay dodged the worst of Hurricane Helene, and the emergency operations chief is thinking of the damage sustained by his neighbors.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are going to have their lives changed, and we hope that things go well for those individuals and families and communities," Lindewirth said. "And Bay County and the municipalities here always stand ready to lend a hand to those that helped us also before. We appreciate everything they’ve done, and they can count on us being good neighbors.”
Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, shortly before midnight on Thursday. Bay County lies further west.
