Hurricane Michael 2018 Makes Landfall 155 mph Winds Category 4 Rips Panama City, Florida, US Gulf Coast On Youtube
Hurricane Michael 2018 was a very powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992.
Simultaneously, Michael made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States near Mexico Beach, Florida, ranking by pressure as the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States, and making it the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since Hurricane Andrew
Michael is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Panama City, moving north at 13 miles per hour, according to the latest National Hurricane Center update. The swift-moving monster is racing to become the most intense storm ever to hit Florida’s panhandle region, with landfall set for Wednesday.
A lack of shear was just one of the factors that caused Michael to intensify, Fuentes explained. Sea-surface temperatures are warmer than average in the Gulf of Mexico right now, adding more fuel to the storm. A lack of friction from land also allowed Michael to keep gaining strength over the water.
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