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Tropical Storm — Fairfield, SC

Oct 11, 2018

An area of disturbed weather over the NW Caribbean Sea organized and became Tropical Depression #14 early on Sunday October 7th. The cyclone continued to organize while moving very slowly north, just east of the Yucatan peninsula, becoming Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday afternoon October 7th. The cyclone further developed while moving slowly north, reaching Hurricane status Monday morning October 8th. The cyclone accelerated northward into the Gulf of Mexico while continuing to strengthe

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 789371). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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