Hurricane Michael was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-mos
Michael at peak intensity while making landfall on the Florida Panhandle on October 10
Michael as a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone on October 13
Members of the Florida National Guard convening near Starke, Florida, on October 9
Most homes on the beachfront in Mexico Beach, Florida, were obliterated by Michael's catastrophic storm surge, with some even being swept off their foundations.
Hurricane Andrew was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed, and remained the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25
Hurricane Michael
…Michael was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor…
The last image from NWS Miami's WSR-57 at the National Hurricane Center, taken just moments before the radar was blown off its mounts by Andrew.
Damage from Hurricane Andrew in a large mobile home community
Damage in Lakes by the Bay
The Dadeland Mobile Home Park after Andrew