Oct 9, 2018
Hurricane Michael was first classified as a Potential Tropical Cyclone on October 6th in the northwest Caribbean Sea. It became a Tropical Storm at midday on the 7th, and a Hurricane on the morning of the 8th as it passed by the western tip of Cuba. Michael continued to strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall near Panama City, Florida during the afternoon of the 9th. The pressure gradient between the tropical system and high pressure over the eastern U.S. caused a long durati
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 783707). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Plaquemines County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.