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BumRushDaShow

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3. Was looking at some info on a weather forum I frequent
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 05:54 PM
Apr 2019

and they said that they concluded that it had sustained 160 mph at landfall. The damage was certainly reflective of that.

Here was there tweet earlier today -



TEXT
NOAA Communications

@NOAAComms

NOAA analysis determined Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 #hurricane at landfall last October. Details at https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/hurricane-michael-upgraded-to-category-5-at-time-of-us-landfall

9:59 AM - Apr 19, 2019


Media link - https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/hurricane-michael-upgraded-to-category-5-at-time-of-us-landfall
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