'Monstrous' Hurricane Michael plows into Florida

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6 things to know about Hurricane Michael, the most powerful storm in the Panhandle's recorded history

 

Hurricane Michael is already a historic storm for it's sheer power. But how powerful? Here are a few key stats to put this storm in perspective.

1. Michael is the strongest hurricane to strike the FL Panhandle on record.
2. Michael is the strongest storm to make landfall in the continental US since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
3. Michael’s pressure (919 millibars) was lower than Hurricane Andrew and the third lowest pressure ever measured in a hurricane making landfall in the US.
4. Tropical-storm-force wind speeds stretch for more than 320 miles.
5. More than 30 million people are under Hurricane or Tropical Storm Warnings or Watches.
6. Watches and Warnings for the storm extend to six states: MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC.

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