National Hurricane Center scientists conducted a detailed post-storm analysis for Hurricane Michael, which made landfall near Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base on Oct. 10, 2018. That puts Michael just barely over the 157 mph (252 kph) threshold for a category 5 hurricane. And the numbers tell the story in Mexico Beach, where Cathey said there were about 1,200 residents and 2,700 housing units before Hurricane Michael hit. According to NOAA, Category 5 winds were likely experienced over a small area, and the change is of little practical significance. Michael is also the strongest hurricane landfall on record in the Florida Panhandle and only the second known Category 5 landfall on the northern Gulf coast.

Source: National Post April 19, 2019 14:00 UTC