Storm Damage This Morning: Transformer Sparking at Propane Business, Poles on Fire, Lines Down
Sat Oct 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
The storm left more damage overnight, and crews are on several hazards this morning. Since about 5:20 AM Saturday, dispatch aired: a transformer sparking with a burning smell at a propane business on West Highway 98 near Brown Avenue, with officers handling traffic nearby; a utility pole on fire with active smoke and flames near Westwood Beach Circle and Wild Heron Way; a split power line hanging in the middle of Front Beach Road near Moore Place; a pole on fire behind an apartment complex on Balboa Avenue with a live line; and a tree that may have come down on a house near North Ninth Street.
Treat every downed line as live. Details are preliminary and based on early dispatch traffic.
What we know
- Reported: Sat Oct 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM CT
- Location: Bay County
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | The storm left more damage overnight, and crews are on several hazards this morning. Since about 5:20 AM Saturday, dispatch aired: a transformer sparking with a burning smell at a propane business on West Highway 98 near Brown Avenue, with officers handling traffic nearby; a utility pole on fire with active smoke and flames near Westwood Beach Circle and Wild Heron Way; a split power line hanging in the middle of Front Beach Road near Moore Place; a pole on fire behind an apartment complex on Balboa Avenue with a live line; and a tree that may have come down on a house near North Ninth Street. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, citations and how long traffic was affected. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Fire/EMS dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Fire/EMS dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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