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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Michael (2000)
15 October 2000 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Michael formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 October 2000 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It made landfall in Canada.
- Formed
- 15 October 2000
- Dissipated
- 20 October 2000
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 965 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Canada139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Isaac222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Keith222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alberto204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Joyce148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debby139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Gordon130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Florence130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Helene111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth