Hurricane Michael weakens to Cat 1 storm, flooding still a factor on Gulf coast

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Channel: Tampa Bay 28 · 2018 · News & Politics

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Major Hurricane Michael strengthened to nearly a Category 5 storm as it made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida Wednesday afternoon. Max sustained winds reached 155 mph, just two miles per hour shy of Category 5 strength. By 11 p.m. Wednesday, the storm weakened to a Category 1 as the eye moves across south-central Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

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