Storm Aftermath: Signals Out, Lines Across Roads
Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
Storm cleanup is still going across Bay County this morning. Crews and officers worked a fresh round of damage calls from the overnight storm:
1. Traffic lights out at Highway 98 and Collegiate Drive, including the westbound lanes (around 7 AM).
2. A power or cable line lying across the 1700 block of Kentucky Avenue in Lynn Haven (around 6:40 AM). 3. A blown transformer and several downed trees blocking traffic near Baldwin Road (around 7 AM).
4. Power lines down with trees on them near Elm Avenue in Panama City (around 7 AM). 5. A power pole on fire at Lake Powell Park (around 7 AM). 6. A tree fell on a house on Carolina Avenue in Lynn Haven; the residents were okay and no medical help was needed (around 6:45 AM).
7. A tree came down on a power line behind an apartment building on West 20th Street, with cracking noises heard nearby (around 6:50 AM). Take it slow this morning, watch for crews, and treat dark intersections as four-way stops.
Preliminary scanner traffic – not official reports.
What we know
- Reported: Sun Oct 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM CT
- Location: Bay County
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Storm cleanup is still going across Bay County this morning. Crews and officers worked a fresh round of damage calls from the overnight storm: 1. |
| 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 Law Enforcement 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 Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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Follow live scanner coverage across Bay County, updated throughout the day.
Preliminary scanner traffic, transcribed and mapped by Emerald Coast Bookings – not an official report. Details can change as agencies release confirmed information. Names are published only when released by authorities.