Hurricane "Michael" Upgraded To Cat-5 (4/20)

Hurricane "Michael", which struck the Florida Panhandle near and east of Panama City on October 10, 2018, was upgraded to a rare category 5 storm in post analysis done by the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane "Michael", with sustained winds of 160 MPH at time of landfall, was one of only four category 5 storms to impact the continental USA in history (the others being the "Labor Day Hurrricane" in 1935, "Camille" in 1969, and "Andrew" in 1992).



To see footage of such a rare daytime landfall of a category 5 hurricane, please check out the STORM CHASING section on this site or by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mike18.htm