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Hurricane Michael
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Hurricane Michael nearing landfall on the
Florida Panhandle
near peak intensity on October 10
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Formed
| October 7, 2018
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Dissipated
| October 16, 2018
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(
Extratropical
after October 11)
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Highest winds
| 1-minute sustained
:
160 mph (260 km/h)
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Lowest pressure
| 919
mbar
(
hPa
); 27.14
inHg
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Fatalities
| 31 direct, 43 indirect
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Damage
| $25.1 billion (2018
USD
)
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Areas affected
| Central America
,
Yucatan Peninsula
,
Cayman Islands
,
Cuba
,
Southeastern United States
(especially the
Florida Panhandle
and
Georgia
),
Eastern United States
,
Eastern Canada
,
Iberian Peninsula
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Part of the
2018 Atlantic hurricane season
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Hurricane Michael
was an
Atlantic tropical cyclone
. The storm threatened
Cuba
, northwestern
Florida
,
Georgia
and southern
Alabama
. It was the 13
th
named storm, seventh
hurricane
, and the second major hurricane of the
2018 Atlantic hurricane season
. It was the first Category 5 hurricane and the strongest on record to impact the
Florida Panhandle
, and was the fourth-strongest landfalling hurricane in the United States in terms of wind speed. As Michael became a Category 5 hurricane, the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season became a third consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane since
Matthew
in
2016
and
Irma
in
2017
; this also makes Michael the third straight "M" name to feature as a Category 5 hurricane since Matthew in 2016 and
Maria
in 2017 as well.
The storm passed near western Cuba on October 7-8.
[1]
The storm led to six deaths in
Honduras
, four in
Nicaragua
and three in
El Salvador
.
Michael became a major hurricane on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
[2]
The storm struck near
Mexico Beach, Florida
in the
Florida Panhandle
as a borderline Category 5 hurricane, which makes it the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in the United States as a Category 5 hurricane since
Hurricane Andrew
in 1992. It had a wind speed of 160 mph and a central pressure of 919 millibars.
[3]
It was originally designated as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with wind speed of 155 mph, but from post-analysis, it was indeed a Category 5 hurricane as originally thought. It was said to be the strongest hurricane to hit Florida since
Andrew
in 1992 in terms of pressure which it had a central pressure of 922 millibars.
[4]
It was also the strongest hurricane to hit the United States in terms of pressure since
Hurricane Camille
in
1969
, which had a pressure of 900 millibars.
On March 20, 2019, the
World Meteorological Organization
retired the name
Michael
due to extreme and very expensive damage it caused along its track, particularly in the Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia, and it will never again be used for another Atlantic hurricane. It will be replaced with
Milton
for the 2024 season.
- ↑
"Hurricane Michael is Heading to Florida and the Southeast"
. Vox
. Retrieved
October 8,
2018
.
- ↑
Hurricane Michael Becomes Category 3 Hurricane
(Report). CBS News
. Retrieved
October 9,
2018
.
- ↑
Beven II, Berg, Hagen, John L., Robbie, Andrew (19 April 2019).
"Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Michael"
(PDF)
.
National Hurricane Center
.
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- ↑
"Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall"
. The Guardian
. Retrieved
October 10,
2018
.
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