Oct 10, 2018
Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle. After a 2-day long intensification period over the eastern Gulf, Michael made landfall as an unprecedented (for the region) high-end category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale in the Florida Panhandle
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 790414). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ben Hill County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.