Hurricane Michael
Status: Closed
Landfall | Summary
Posting Date: October 11, 2018, 10:45:00 AM
Yesterday, on October 10 at 2 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near the coastal town of Mexico Beach. Michael rapidly intensified as it approached the coast, and its minimum central pressure decreased to 919 mb, which is the third lowest pressure on record for a U.S. landfalling hurricane. With maximum sustained winds estimated to be 155 mph, Michael was nearly a Category 5 storm when it struck. Hurricane Michael is the strongest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
As of 8 a.m. EDT on October 11, Tropical Storm Michael is located near 34.1°N, 81.8°W, or about 40 miles (65 km) west-northwest of Columbia, South Carolina. Maximum sustained winds are around 50 mph (85 km/h), and the minimum central pressure is 986 mb. Michael is moving to the northeast at 21 mph (33 km/h) and this motion will accelerate throughout the day as it traverses North Carolina and exits the U.S. either tonight or tomorrow morning in the vicinity of northeastern North Carolina or southeastern Virginia as an extratropical cyclone. Tropical storm-force winds are still being felt across southeast Georgia and South Carolina, and tropical storm warnings remain in effect along the southeastern U.S. from Georgia through the North Carolina Outer Banks. Heavy rainfall from Michael could produce flash flooding over portions of Georgia, the Carolinas—which are still recovering from Florence—and southeastern Virginia.
ALERT™ subscribers can now download similar stochastic event (SSE) IDs for Hurricane Michael from the Downloads tab. Compatible with Touchstone®, Touchstone Re™, and CATRADER®, the SSEs were selected from AIR's standard 10K U.S. Hurricane Model based on event parameters (not industry losses) and should only be used for exposures in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Please note that these events were chosen based on the parameters at the time the storm made landfall.
Landfall | Downloads
Posting Date: October 11, 2018, 10:45:00 AM
Similar Stochastic Event IDs
Note: These lists give event IDs taken from our stochastic catalog that have similar characteristics as the current event.
Product | File Type | Description | Download |
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CATRADER | xls | Selected set of simulated scenarios | |
TOUCHSTONE | xls | Selected set of simulated scenarios | |
Additional Downloads
Note: Additional downloads related to the posting are listed below. Please use the appropriate application to view these files.
Title | File Type | Description | Download |
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Hurricane Michael Scenario Overview | .xls | This file contains a track map, parametric information, and estimated industry gross insured losses for the five similar event scenarios provided by AIR for Hurricane Michael. Losses were derived using 2018 indexed take up rates and include demand surge. These events should only be used with exposures from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. | |