Storm Update: Line Fire in Lynn Haven, Washed-out Road, More Trees Down
Fri Oct 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
The storm is still bringing down lines and trees across the county. Between about 8:20 and 9:00 PM Friday, dispatch aired: a power line sparking with visible flames and trees caught in the lines at New York Avenue and West Third Street in Lynn Haven, with multiple transformers reported blowing nearby and power flickering; a curve on Porter Drive near Bell Circle with about two feet of asphalt missing; a large tree blocking Country Club Drive in Lynn Haven; and a tree blocking most of the road at 13th Street and Fortune Avenue in Panama City, with another tree reported on power lines near North Ninth Street.
No injuries were reported in these calls. Stay off the roads if you can. Details are preliminary and based on early dispatch traffic.
What we know
- Reported: Fri Oct 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM CT
- Location: Bay County
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | The storm is still bringing down lines and trees across the county. Between about 8:20 and 9:00 PM Friday, dispatch aired: a power line sparking with visible flames and trees caught in the lines at New York Avenue and West Third Street in Lynn Haven, with multiple transformers reported blowing nearby and power flickering; a curve on Porter Drive near Bell Circle with about two feet of asphalt missing; a large tree blocking Country Club Drive in Lynn Haven; and a tree blocking most of the road at 13th Street and Fortune Avenue in Panama City, with another tree reported on power lines 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 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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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.