Hurricane Michael
Florida Hurricane Cost
- Easy $3.3 Million
- King $32 Million
- Donna $980 Million
- Betsy $1.4 Billion
- Eloise $ 560 Million
- Elena $1.3 Billion
- Andrew $24 Billion
- Opal $2.5 Billion
- Charley $15.4 Billion
- Ivan $13 Billion
- Jeanne $6.9 Billion
- Dennis $6 Billion
- Wilma $27.4 Billion
- Irma $64.8 Billion
- Easy $3.3 Million
- King $32 Million
- Donna $980 Million
- Betsy $1.4 Billion
- Eloise $ 560 Million
- Elena $1.3 Billion
- Andrew $24 Billion
- Opal $2.5 Billion
- Charley $15.4 Billion
- Ivan $13 Billion
- Jeanne $6.9 Billion
- Dennis $6 Billion
- Wilma $27.4 Billion
- Irma $64.8 Billion
Hurricane Michael became the most intense hurricane on record to strike the Florida Panhandle Wednesday, and among the most intense hurricanes to hit the U.S.
The storm is far from over. Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast to sweep through the Southeast Thursday before exiting the Mid-Atlantic coast Friday morning.
The storm made landfall early Wednesday afternoon in Mexico Beach, Fla., about 20 miles southeast of Panama City, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane. Eyewitness photos showed devastating damage in this area.
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At landfall, the storm’s 155 mph peak winds ranked fourth highest on record for a hurricane hitting the continental U.S. and the pressure ranked third lowest (the lower the pressure, the stronger the storm), below even Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Katrina in 2005.
