### [2018-10-10](/feed/2018/10/10/index.md)

##### 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
# Hurricane Michael strengthens to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 4 hurricane and makes landfall on the Florida Panhandle. 

Hurricane Michael was the most powerful storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in more than 26 years. The now tropical storm is moving over Georgia on its way to the Carolinas.


### Sources:

1. [Fortune](http://fortune.com/2018/10/10/hurricane-michael-florida-landfall/)
2. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2018/10/10/656052881/hurricane-michael-an-extremely-dangerous-category-4-storm-heads-toward-florida) [Image](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/10/10/michael-1222-20182831537_goes16-abi-conus-geocolor-5000x3000_wide-7a3e841a1ab2e21d95663951dabeef5450abafdc.jpg?s=1400)

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