/tags/hurricane-michael Hurricane Michael en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:34:00 GMT /2018-10-10/michael-weakens-after-historic-slam-into-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. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:34:00 GMT /2018-10-10/michael-weakens-after-historic-slam-into-florida-panhandle Emily Sullivan, Bill Chappell, Colin Dwyer, Barbara Campbell /2018-10-09/michael-upgraded-to-category-4-major-hurricane-as-it-approaches-florida-panhandle The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:23:00 GMT /2018-10-09/michael-upgraded-to-category-4-major-hurricane-as-it-approaches-florida-panhandle Bill Chappell, Emily Sullivan, Amy Held