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The widespread catastrophic damage spread well inland as Hurricane Michael remained at category 3 strength into southwest Georgia.Michael originated from an area of enhanced convection associated with a broad area of low pressure that developed in the southwestern Caribbean (approximately 200 miles north of Panama). These widespread power outages extended into southwest Georgia with 100% of customers losing power all the way up to Lee County, GA!The catastrophic winds also resulted in damage to the timber and agricultural communities across Florida and Georgia.
This was in part due to the weakening of an upper-level shortwave trough which was located just northwest of the storm. The storm caused catastrophic damage from wind and storm surge, particularly in the Panama City Beach to Mexico Beach to Cape San Blas areas. Hurricane Michael of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season caused moderate damage in Atlantic Canada.The seventeenth tropical cyclone, thirteenth named storm, and eighth hurricane of the season, Michael developed from a non-tropical system to the southwest of Bermuda on October 15. Hurricane Michael damage: Videos, photos show 'catastrophic' destruction in Panama City Beach, Mexico Beach and more (1 of 9).
The Hurricane Michael Preliminary Virtual Assessment Team (P-VAT) report from the Structural Extreme Event Reconnaissance Network indicated that two hospitals in Bay County, Bay Medical Sacred Heart and Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center also sustained significant damage. This damage also has impacts to the wildfire potential with additional forest fuels from downed trees. In addition, there were 43 indirect deaths associated with Hurricane Michael.The Post-Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Michael is available Radar imagery courtesy of Brian McNoldy, University of Miami, Rosenstiel SchoolImagery courtesy of FSU Center for Disaster Risk PolicySorry, the location you searched for was not found.
By 9 October (~24 hours prior to landfall) a large-scale mid-latitude trough of low pressure nosed its way east across the Continental U.S. The warning was issued at 11:11 am EDT and encompassed the entirety of Gulf County, Southern Bay County, and Southwestern Franklin County. In addition, wave action caused even higher total water values and this resulted in waves destroying the second story of multiple buildings in Mexico Beach.At St. Joseph Peninsula State Park on Cape San Blas, the storm surge cut through the peninsula, creating two inlets, resulting in portions of the park no longer being accessible by vehicle. In Marianna, businesses lost their roofs and the exterior wall of some buildings collapsed as the roof was lost. Michael, as it stands now, is the most powerful storm to impact the Florida Panhandle in recorded history.Hurricane Michael brought catastrophic storm surge to the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend areas. The eye crossed into Seminole County, GA, around 6:00 pm EDT as a category 3 hurricane, traveling forward at 13 mph with maximum sustained wind speeds of 115 mph.
Michael made landfall near Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle with maximum sustained wind speed of 140 knots (161 mph) and a minimum pressure 919 mb.
Although surface pressure was relatively low compared to the systems environment, highly unfavorable upper-level winds hampered the quick development of this storm.During the next two days, convection associated with the tropical disturbance continued to increase and become better organized. Figure 6 depicts the rapid intensification of Michael as it approached landfall.
Michael, as it stands now, is the most powerful storm to impact the Florida Panhandle in recorded history.