On October 10, 2018, Bay County was struck by the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the United States. It was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to impact the Florida Panhandle and produced the nation’s largest debris disaster. The storm was attributed to at least 74 deaths and caused an estimated $25.1 billion in damages. Bay County, Florida, received the eye of the storm and the Public Works Department learned many important lessons both pre- and post-storm. Some of the lessons discussed in this presentation include: pre disaster staging; post-disaster staging; communications; FEMA paperwork and FEMA consultants; Disaster Management Sites (DMS); feeding and lodging staff and their families; emergency contracts; post-disaster traffic flow; FLAWARN; post-storm equipment needs; long-term recovery. Two years after Hurricane Michael, Bay County is still recovering, but plans are being put in place to help.