Hurricane Michael: The Fastest Intensifying Storm in History - Category 5 in 24 Hours

On the morning of October 10, 2018, coastal communities across the Florida Panhandle were preparing for a serious but survivable Category 3 hurricane. By the time Hurricane Michael made landfall at 12:30 p.m., it had become something else entirely. A Category 5 storm. 160 miles per hour sustained winds. A central pressure of 919 millibars the third lowest ever recorded for a landfalling U.S. hurricane in history. A 15-foot storm surge that turned streets into ocean.

In Mexico Beach, Florida a quiet Gulf Coast town of 1,200 people 1,584 out of 1,692 buildings were damaged. 804 were destroyed completely. In four hours, a town that had existed for generations was erased.

This is the complete documentary breakdown of Hurricane Michael the strongest storm ever to strike the Florida Panhandle. The fourth most powerful hurricane landfall in American history. The storm so catastrophic the World Meteorological Organization retired its name forever.

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