Major Hurricane Michael was the 13th named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. So far, there have been 15 named storms during the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season - 7 tropical storms and 8 hurricanes. Two of those eight hurricanes strengthened into a major hurricane: Florence and Michael.
Michael was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the Florida panhandle with maximum sustained wind of 160 mph and a minimum pressure of 919 mb.
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Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) across the area and LSRs across the region during Hurricane Michael.
Below are some of the regional impacts...
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STORM SURGE & COASTAL FLOODING
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POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE MICHAEL...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
210 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2018
NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.
THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS
WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH MICHAEL
COUNTIES INCLUDED...BALDWIN...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
ESCAMBIA AL...ESCAMBIA FL...SANTA ROSA...BUTLER...OKALOOSA...
MOBILE
OCT 18...UPDATED FOR...STORM SURGE AND MARINE OBSERVATIONS
A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (DIR/KT) (UTC) (DIR/KT) (UTC)
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KDTS-DESTIN
30.40 -86.47 992.3 10/1753 340/036 10/1802 350/052 10/1716
KHRT-HURLBURT FIELD
30.42 -86.68 994.0 10/1929 010/036 10/1921 010/047 10/1921
KCEW-CRESTVIEW
30.79 -86.52 995.2 10/1953 340/024 10/1953 320/041 10/1935
K79J-ANDALUSIA
31.32 -86.41 996.6 10/2056 340/025 10/2017 340/040 10/2056
KPRN-GREENVILLE
31.84 -86.61 1000.1 10/2156 010/018 10/2033 020/028 10/2056
KGZH-EVERGREEN
31.41 -87.04 1000.9 10/1953 360/015 10/1953 330/023 10/2125
KNSE-MILTON SOUTH
30.70 -87.02 997.1 10/1856 320/016 10/2056 020/031 10/1642
KPNS-PENSACOLA REGIONAL
30.47 -87.20 999.3 10/1753 350/024 10/1728 010/038 10/1733
KVPS-VALPARISO
30.48 -86.53 993.7 10/1901 340/027 10/1706 340/041 10/1821
KEGI - EGLIN AFB
30.65 -86.52 994.5 10/1956 320/026 10/1953 320/038 10/1756
KJKA-GULF SHORES
30.29 -87.67 1001.3 10/1415 290/014 10/2155 350/026 10/1535
KBFM-MOBILE BROOKLEY
30.64 -88.07 1003.3 10/1953 340/020 10/1953 340/030 10/2002
KMOB-MOBILE REGIONAL
30.67 -88.24 1003.7 10/1856 350/017 10/1756 340/027 10/1833
REMARKS:
NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (DIR/KT) (UTC) (DIR/KT) (UTC)
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XCBS-CRYSTAL BEACH (WEATHERFLOW)
30.38 -86.41 I 320/024 10/1823 320/044 10/1823
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REMARKS:
B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (DIR/KT) (UTC) (DIR/KT) (UTC)
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42012-12 MILES SOUTH ORANGE BEACH
30.07 -87.56 994.6 10/1500 999/037 10/0748 999/045 10/0750
04/01
XFWB - CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY (WEATHERFLOW)
30.40 -86.56 9999.0 I 340/035 10/1753 340/046 10/1728
07
XOFP - OKALOOSA PIER (WEATHERFLOW)
30.39 -86.59 991.5 10/1820 340/032 10/1925 340/045 10/1925
14
MBLA1-MIDDLE BAY
30.44 -88.01 1001.7 10/1906 999/999 I 320/032 10/1446
DPIA1-DAUPHIN ISLAND
30.24 -88.07 1002.8 10/1300 000/027 101420 I 020/032 10/1410
14/10
REMARKS:
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0500 UTC OCT 10 UNTIL 1200 UTC OCT 11
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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FLORALA COVINGTON USA CHILI 3.07
31.00 -86.33
ANDALUSIA COVINGTON K79J 2.69
31.30 -86.48
HIGHLAND HOME CRENSHAW HHXA1 2.57
31.95 -86.31
CRESTVIEW OKALOOSA KCEW 2.48
30.76 -86.57
VALPARAISO OKALOOSA KVPS 2.37
30.51 -86.50
DESTIN OKALOOSA KDTS 2.01
30.40 -86.50
GREENVILLE BUTLER KGZH 1.83
31.82 -86.62
PENSACOLA ESCAMBIA KPNS 0.94
30.42 -87.19
EVERGREEN CONECUH KGZH 0.49
31.43 -86.96
GULF SHORES BALDWIN KJKA 0.22
30.25 -87.70
REMARKS:
D. INLAND FLOODING...
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E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G
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COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH
OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION
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ESCAMBIA G PENSACOLA 3.20 2.43 10/0918 NONE
MOBILE G MOBILE STATE DO 2.27 1.98 11/0430 NONE
MOBILE G USCG SECTOR MOB 2.57 2.17 11/0430 NONE
MOBILE G DAUPHIN ISLAND 2.86 2.55 10/0512 MINOR
MOBILE G BAYOU LA BATRE 2.81 2.46 09/0448 NONE
REMARKS: STORM SURGE REFLECTS THE OBSERVED MINUS PREDICTED LEVELS AT
EACH SITE.
STORM TIDE READINGS ARE IN REFERENCE TO MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER
(MHHW) WHICH IS USED AS AN APPROXIMATION FOR INUNDATION ABOVE
NORMALLY DRY GROUND.
F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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OKALOOSA 0 0
SUSTAINED MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WERE OBSERVED IN
COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. FURTHER INLAND,
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WERE REPORTED. THE WINDS RESULTED IN THE
DOWNING OF SOME TREES AND POWER-LINES. 10 TO 15 FOOT SURF CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WAS REPORTED WITH
SEVERAL PIERS DAMAGED AND DESTROYED ON CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY.
SANTA ROSA
HIGHWAY 399 BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE WAS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING FROM HIGH SURF.
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LEGEND:
I-INCOMPLETE DATA
E-ESTIMATED
JASON BEAMAN
Link to the PSH product online
NHC Advisory Archive
WPC Archive
NHC Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Michael
NOAA Tides & Currents - Archived Storm QuickLooks
USGS Coastal Change - Hurricane Michael
National Geodetic Survey Emergency Response Imagery
NWS Local Write-Ups and Webpages:
NWS Tallahassee (Story Map)
NWS Birmingham
NWS Atlanta
Acknowledgements: Page created by Morgan Barry (forecaster).
LAST UPDATED: October 2019
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