Hurricane Michael, with 155 mph winds at landfall, is the strongest storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
However, Michael’s pressure (919 millibars) was lower than Hurricane Andrew.
This pressure makes Michael the third lowest pressure ever measured in a US landfalling hurricane behind only the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969.
A wind gust of 130 mph was reported near Tyndall AFB close to Panama City before the instrument failed.
Hurricane Michael rapidly intensified 45 mph in the 24 hours leading up to landfall.