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Michael — 2018

Peak intensity: Cat 5 (161 mph). Active October 06–October 15, 2018 (10 days). Made 1 landfall.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
161 mph
Cat 5
Min pressure
919 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
38
6-hourly fixes
ACE
12.5
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 38 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2018-10-06 18:00Z LO 17.8, -86.6 29 mph 1006 mb
2018-10-07 00:00Z LO 18.1, -86.9 29 mph 1004 mb
2018-10-07 06:00Z TD 18.4, -86.8 34 mph 1004 mb
2018-10-07 12:00Z TS 18.8, -86.4 40 mph 1003 mb
2018-10-07 18:00Z TS 19.1, -85.7 52 mph 999 mb
2018-10-08 00:00Z TS 19.7, -85.5 57 mph 996 mb
2018-10-08 06:00Z TS 20.2, -85.4 69 mph 984 mb
2018-10-08 12:00Z HU 20.9, -85.1 75 mph 982 mb
2018-10-08 18:00Z HU 21.7, -85.1 86 mph 977 mb
2018-10-09 00:00Z HU 22.7, -85.2 98 mph 971 mb
2018-10-09 06:00Z HU 23.7, -85.8 98 mph 973 mb
2018-10-09 12:00Z HU 24.6, -86.2 103 mph 968 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL142018