Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catastrophic winds of 155 mph, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland.

With Tim Walz leaving Congress to run for governor, Dan Feehan and Jim Hagedorn are vying to replace him to represent Minnesota's 1st District, which stretches east to west along the Iowa border and includes the cities of Rochester, Mankato, Winona, Owatonna, New Ulm and Worthington.