Hurricane Michelle was the 13th named storm and the strongest hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. Michelle developed from a tropical wave that moved across the Atlantic, and formed into tropical depression fifteen on the 29 October. Still weak, shower activity increased, and formed into tropical storm Michelle on November 1. It strengthened more, until reaching its peak strength as a Category 4.
One of only five November Category 4 h...
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Hurricane Michelle was the 13th named storm and the strongest hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. Michelle developed from a tropical wave that moved across the Atlantic, and formed into tropical depression fifteen on the 29 October. Still weak, shower activity increased, and formed into tropical storm Michelle on November 1. It strengthened more, until reaching its peak strength as a Category 4.
One of only five November Category 4 hurricanes, Michelle made landfall on south-central Cuba with winds of 140 mph (225 km/h), the strongest Cuban landfall since Hurricane Fox in the 1952 season. The hurricane brought torrential rains across its path from Central America through the Greater Antilles, killing 17 people and causing widespread damage.
A tropical wave moved off of the west coast of Africa on October 16. The tropical wave moved across the open Atlantic, and reached the Lesser Antilles on October 23. Still a weak tropical wave, shower activity increased on October 26,...
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