Atlantic 2018 season
Hurricane Michael (2018)
Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (140 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 919 mb. It was active from Oct 6, 2018 to Oct 15, 2018 and made 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 5 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 140 kt / 161 mph / 259 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 919 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 6, 2018 – Oct 15, 2018 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 14.5 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Michael 2018. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2018 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 18.1N 86.9W |
| Oct 8, 2018 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 19.7N 85.5W |
| Oct 9, 2018 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 22.7N 85.2W |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Hurricane | 110 kt (204 km/h) | 26.6N 86.5W |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 31.5N 84.5W |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 36.5N 77.7W |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Extratropical | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 43.1N 61.5W |
| Oct 14, 2018 | Extratropical | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 48.4N 33.1W |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Extratropical | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 45.9N 13.5W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 5 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.