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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Michael made landfall one year ago Thursday and the longest recovery will likely be for those in the timber industry.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-54920 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2019\/10\/10\/a-year-after-michael-timber-farmers-still-facing-crisis\/michaels-long-impact00000006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000006-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000006-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2019\/10\/10\/a-year-after-michael-timber-farmers-still-facing-crisis\/michaels-long-impact\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2019\/10\/10\/a-year-after-michael-timber-farmers-still-facing-crisis\/michaels-long-impact00000003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Michaels-long-impact00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For timber farmer Mathew Stokes the one year anniversary of Hurricane Michael conjures up painful memories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThinking of those three or four hours we spent in the tub sweating with the power off waiting for it to pass,\u201d said Stokes.<\/p>\n<p>And when the winds subsided\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole world changed,\u201d said Stokes.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest hit was to Mathew\u2019s tree farming company, Neal Land & Timber in Blountstown.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 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