Editing Marianna, Florida (section)

=== Hurricane Michael ===

The city was one of several [[Florida Panhandle]] communities devastated by Category 5 [[Hurricane Michael]] on October 10, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20181019/hurricane-michael-cottondale-marianna-pick-up-pieces|title=HURRICANE MICHAEL: Cottondale, Marianna pick up pieces|last=Osbourne|first=Heather|date=2018-10-19|website=Northwest Florida Daily News|language=en|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref> The downtown area was heavily hit, with several historic buildings collapsing and blocking Lafayette Street, which is the main road. The city was without power for three weeks, which caused extensive school cancellations. More than 80% of homes and businesses in Marianna were heavily damaged or destroyed due to Michael's extreme winds. Millions of dollars in insurance claims were filed and the area also suffered millions of dollars in economic losses. This hurricane is the worst natural disaster to ever strike Marianna, surpassing the damages caused by a F-3 tornado spawned by [[Hurricane Ivan]] in September 2004.