10 Facts About Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael was a very powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992.

Thirteenth named storm, seventh hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Michael originated from a broad low-pressure area that formed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 1.

The second factor was that Hurricane Michael's outflow entered another upper-level trough that was located east of the storm.

Microwave imagery showed that the core of Hurricane Michael had improved, with one banding feature curving around most of the storm.

Six hours later, Hurricane Michael fell to tropical storm intensity, with only a small zone of storm-force winds existing near its center.

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Tropical storm warnings were issued for western Cuba, but it was noted that there were a lack of watches issued by the NHC which was blamed on poor intensity forecasts which depicted Michael becoming a hurricane after passing over the island.

Hurricane Michael added that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was ready to deploy and the Department of Transportation was monitoring the situation.

Mobile homes in the regions affected by Hurricane Michael were older and smaller than in other parts of the state and experienced significant to catastrophic impacts in the hardest-hit areas.

Strong winds from Hurricane Michael penetrated inland, causing widespread damage to infrastructure and agricultural and forestry interests.

Additionally, Michael was the second-most intense hurricane by pressure to make landfall in Florida, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, and the third strongest by wind, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Andrew.