Hurricane Michelle path, 2001

What the record says

Michelle was a hurricane in the North Atlantic basin that lasted about 8 days, from 29 October 2001 to 6 November 2001. Its peak was Category 4 (120 kt) on 4 November 2001, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 120 kt (138 mph, 222 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 934 hPa.

• Category 4peak intensity
• 120 ktpeak wind (138 mph)
• 934 hPalowest pressure
• 8 dayslifetime

Source of the peak wind: NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

It has its own page because it reached category 4 or stronger.

This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.

Where it came ashore

• 5 November 2001: Cuba (105 kt)
• 5 November 2001: The Bahamas (80 kt)

A landfall here is the first tropical position over land after time at sea, so it is within about six hours of the real event. The record shows up to 8.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Cuba
• The Bahamas
• Honduras
• Nicaragua

How to read this track

The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.

Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.