The name Michael was used for three

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s in the

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. * Hurricane Michael (2000) – Category 2 hurricane that caused moderate damage in Canada. * Hurricane Michael (2012) – Category 3 hurricane that did not affect land. *

Hurricane Michael Hurricane Michael was a very powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to m ...

(2018) – Category 5 hurricane that formed near Central America, causing heavy flooding as it lingered over the area as a tropical depression, then rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico making landfall in Florida at peak intensity. Michael caused about 74 fatalities and caused an estimated $25.1 billion (2018 USD) in damages. After the 2018 season, the

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retired the name ''Michael'' from its rotating name lists, and it will not be used again for an Atlantic hurricane. It will be replaced with ''Milton'' for the 2024 season.

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