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    Uncle's 'HELP' Written With Fallen Trees Reaches Hurricane Evacuee — Who Sends It

    Amber Gee viewed satellite images of the hurricane-ravaged Florida Panhandle and noticed a distress signal outside her grandmother's house.
    by Ruben Kimmelman Oct 15, 2018 1 minute
    Amber Gee's uncle spelled out "HELP" with logs from downed trees. Checking NOAA's interactive satellite map, Gee got the message.

    On Thursday, Amber Gee evacuated her Callaway, Fla., home a day after Hurricane Michael made landfall. Callaway is just east of Panama City on the Florida Panhandle — an area that has been devastated by the storm and an area where

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