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	Weather: Hurricane Michelle menaces Florida
		Hurricane Michelle is growing more powerful by the hour and is closing in on Cuba and Florida.
		Michelle is expected to dump between 3 and 6 inches of rain on the southern portion of the state, but up to 24 inches could fall under the most extreme predictions, forecasters said.
		Michelle will make her turn to the east with the arrival of a "trough" of low pressure moving through the Gulf of Mexico, pushing counter-clockwise-moving winds before it.
	www.sptimes.com /News/110301/Weather/Hurricane_Michelle_me.shtml (822 words)

	Hurricane Michelle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michelle was the 13th named storm out of 15 in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season.
		The storm went from Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) to a moderate Category 4 with winds of 135 mph (220 km/h).
		Michelle barely grazed South Florida with 50 mph (80 km/h) wind gusts and two tornadoes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Michelle (535 words)

	HURRICANE MICHELLE 2001
		It was the strongest hurricane to hit Cuba since 1952, and it left a trail of death and destruction from Central America to the Bahamas.
		The origin of Michelle was a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast of Africa on 16 October.
		Michelle became a vigorous extratropical cyclone around 0000 UTC on the 6th, and the center could be followed for another 18 hours before being absorbed into a strong frontal system.
	hurricanecentral.freeservers.com /Prelim_Reports/2001_Michelle.htm (1643 words)

	UN on Hurricane Michelle
		a hurricane warning is in effect for western cuba for the provinces from pinar del rio eastward to ciego de avila...
		Given the intensity of the hurricane, the destruction of coastal villages by the fury of the sea and the extensive flooding of low-lying areas, the evacuation conducted by Civil Defense and Government authorities was decisive in the prevention of major loss of life.
		Considering the impact of the hurricane on the housing, educational institutions and day care centers, as well as the number of evacuated families, the impact on the infant population can be gauged, particularly in the most affected provinces.
	www.uscsca.org /unmichelle.htm (4022 words)

	Hurricane Michelle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Hurricane Michelle was a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
		Michelle was the 13th active tropical storm in the 2001 season.
		Hurricane Michelle is the second giant storm to rage through Honduras in the past 4 years.
	www.nichols.edu /faculty/pelto/hurricane/HurricaneMichelle.htm (177 words)

	Welcome to the Cayman Islands Turtle Farm - Turtle Farm History
		On 4th November 2001 the Farm was hit by the waves generated by Hurricane Michelle churning 90 miles away off to the South West of Grand Cayman.
		The event of Hurricane Michelle eventually resulted in a silver lining in that it was decided to move the whole turtle operation further from the sea.
		Before Hurricane Michelle, the breeding herd of 355 green turtles consisted of 147 "parental" stock obtained as adults from the wild and turtles raised from eggs obtained from the wild.
	www.turtle.ky /history.htm (1469 words)

	cuba hurricanes .org - Hurricane Michelle 2001
		Michelle was the 13th named storm out of 15 in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season.
		Michelle died when she was absorbed by a strong frontal system on November 6.
		Michelle was the strongest hurricane to hit Cuba since 1952.
	www.cubahurricanes.org /history-hurricane-michelle.php (518 words)

	Tropmet.com - Image Archives - 1989 Hurricane Hugo
		Hurricane Hugo was a large and powerful hurricane that devastated portions of the Caribbean and South Carolina in September, 1989.
		This close-up view of Hurricane Hugo's inner-core and eyewall is superimposed with the flight path of a NOAA reconnaissance aircraft which penetrated the eye of the category five hurricane with nearly disastrous results.
		The violent eyewall of Hurricane Hugo looms ominously in the background as a crippled NOAA reconnaissance aircraft climbs to a higher altitude to escape.
	www.tropmet.com /gallery/hurricane/gal_1989_hugo.htm (1357 words)

	UN on Hurricane Michelle
		a hurricane warning is in effect for western cuba for the provinces from pinar del rio eastward to ciego de avila...
		Given the intensity of the hurricane, the destruction of coastal villages by the fury of the sea and the extensive flooding of low-lying areas, the evacuation conducted by Civil Defense and Government authorities was decisive in the prevention of major loss of life.
		Considering the impact of the hurricane on the housing, educational institutions and day care centers, as well as the number of evacuated families, the impact on the infant population can be gauged, particularly in the most affected provinces.
	uscsca.org /unmichelle.htm (4022 words)

	CNN.com - Michelle a dangerous hurricane - November 2, 2001
		Michelle is moving toward the north, where it is expected to hit Cuba over the weekend.
		Hurricane watches are in effect for the provinces of Pinar del Rio, La Habana, Havana City, Matanzas and the Isle of Youth.
		Hurricane force winds extended outward 25 miles from the storm's center, with tropical storm force winds extending up to 115 miles out.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WEATHER/11/02/hurricane (391 words)

	Hurricane Michelle slams into Cuba - The Daily Texan - World & Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A hurricane warning also was in effect Sunday afternoon for the northwestern and central islands of the Bahamas, including New Provide, where the capital, Nassau, is located.
		Michelle's winds were stronger than Hurricane Lili, a category 3 storm that wiped out crops and left thousands homeless in Cuba in 1996.
		Hurricanes Andrew, which hit southern Florida in 1992, and Hugo, which struck the southeastern United States in 1989, were both category 4 storms.
	www.dailytexanonline.com /news/2001/11/05/WorldNation/Hurricane.Michelle.Slams.Into.Cuba-504874.shtml (759 words)

	Planet Ark : UPDATE - Powerful Hurricane Michelle pounds through Cuba
		Michelle, described by experts as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, gathered speed overnight and was packing winds of 135 mph (217 kph) as it churned into Cuba's southern coast at the Bay of Pigs yesterday afternoon.
		Michelle, which brought flooding to Honduras, Nicaragua and Jamaica, was moving north at 12 mph (19 kph).
		EST (2100 GMT), Michelle's center was over the Zapata Peninsula, about 60 miles (95 km) south of the northern beach resort of Varadero, at latitude 22.3 north and longitude 81.3 west, according to the latest report from the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.
	www.planetark.com /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/13111/story.htm (981 words)

	Oxfam Canada - Oxfam News - Hurricane Michelle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Hurricane Michelle, the worst hurricane to hit Cuba since 1944, struck on November 4, 2001.
		Ten to fourteen days after the hurricane, roofs were being re-installed, dead animals destroyed, and fallen trees removed and placed in a central area.
		Funds raised in Canada for the Hurricane Michelle response will be used to support the Cuban Association of Agro-Forestry Technicians, ACTAF, to purchase seeds for short cycle crops such as broccoli, onions, radish, beets, cauliflower and cabbage.
	www.oxfam.ca /news/Hurricane_Michelle/facts.htm (1655 words)

	Hurricane Michelle - Monografias.com
		The term ¨hurricane¨ is regionally specific name for a strong ¨tropical cyclone¨ A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low pressure system over tropical or sub tropical waters, with organized convection and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation.
		Hurricanes are the most traceable storms on earth, but their twits and turns continue to challenge even the most expert forecasters.
		Michelle killed eight people, left at least 26 missing and forced some 115,000 people from their homes in Jamaica, Nicaragua and Honduras.
	www.monografias.com /trabajos10/hurri/hurri.shtml?relacionados (1066 words)

	National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Report
		It was the strongest hurricane to hit Cuba since 1952, and it left a trail of death and destruction from Central America to the Bahamas.
		The origin of Michelle was a tropical wave that moved westward across the coast of Africa on 16 October.
		Hurricane watches were issued 51 hours before the center reached the coastal islands of Cuba, while hurricane warnings were issued 31 hours before the center arrived.
	www.nhc.noaa.gov /2001michelle.html (2796 words)

	Cuba: Storm (Michelle) - OCHA-05: 04-Nov-01
		A Hurricane Warning is in effect for western Cuba for the provinces from Pinar del Rio eastward to Ciego de Avila, including the Isla de la Juventud.
		A Hurricane Warning is also in effect for all of the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef westward to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay.
		A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the northwestern and central Bahamas.
	www.cidi.org /disaster/01b/ixl132.html (408 words)

	Planet Diary Archive 2001 - Hurricane/Cyclone/Typhoon - Hurricane Michelle Slams Cuba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Hurricane Michelle slammed Cuba on Sunday with vicious winds that reached 135 mph (215 km/h).
		Michelle weakened as it moved past Cuba to the Bahamas on Monday.
		Michelle continued to weaken as it churned eastward in the Atlantic Ocean past the Bahamas.
	www.phschool.com /science/planetdiary/archive01/hurr1110901.html (164 words)

	Tropmet.com - Image Archives - 1965 Hurricane Betsy
		Hurricane Betsy was a powerful hurricane which caused enormous damage in the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana in September of 1965.
		At this time, the hurricane is moving steadily northwest, east of the Bahamas...over the next six days the hurricane's motion became highly erratic, first stalling and then moving south and finally west, crossing the Northern Bahamas and then extreme Southern Florida before entering the Gulf of Mexico and making a final landfall in Louisiana.
		The eye of Hurricane Betsy is clearly defined and plainly visible from a high-altitude Air Force reconnaissance aircraft at 1250 EST on September 2, 1965.
	www.tropmet.com /gallery/hurricane/gal_1965_betsy.htm (1223 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Hurricane Michelle batters Cuba
		Hurricane Michelle is losing strength as it tears through Cuba, but its winds and rains have caused mass evacuations, floods, and huge tidal surges.
		Earlier, Hurricane Michelle led to the deaths of at least 12 people in Central America, as heavy rains flooded rivers and caused mudslides.
		The two countries are still struggling to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, when some 20,000 people were killed in the region, and more than six billion dollars' worth of damage was caused.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/1637584.stm (525 words)

	Chimes Online - Hurricane Michelle hits Cuba hard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Michelle peaked as a category four hurricane last weekend when it rolled over Cuba, leaving some 2,000 homes destroyed.
		Michelle struck the important sugar-producing Matanzas province, where acres of sugarcane were leveled and 20 sugar mills were severely damaged.
		Before the hurricane struck, workers rushed to pick tobacco in the fields of Pinar Del Rio, where leaves for Cuba's famous cigars are grown.
	www-stu.calvin.edu /chimes/2001.11.09/wor5.html (524 words)

	USATODAY.com - Hurricane crosses Bahamas after killing 5 in Cuba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Michelle destroyed at least 2,000 homes and damaged another 8,000 in central Cuba, officials said Tuesday as they began totaling the damage from the weekend storm that killed five people nationwide.
		Before moving to the Bahamas, the hurricane's outer winds brushed Florida, where a tropical storm warning was lifted Monday afternoon for the Atlantic coast from the Upper Keys to the West Palm Beach area.
		Michelle caused at least 23 homes to collapse in Havana, on the northern shore, state television reported — and more were expected to crumble as they dried out in the sun.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/hurricane/2001/atlantic/michelle/2001-11-05-michelle-bahamas.htm (724 words)

	Michelle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Michelle quickly strengthened into a powerful hurricane on Nov 2nd.
		Here is a photo from the previous day, when Michelle was still a tropical storm, with a cloudy center (not quite an "eye").
		The Hurricane Hunters will continue to fly through this storm around the clock to watch it carefully, as should everyone in the path of this powerful storm.
	www.hurricanehunters.com /michelle.htm (60 words)

	Cuba Readies for Hurricane Michelle
		EST Saturday, Michelle was a dangerous category 4 storm with sustained winds near 135 mph and higher gusts.
		Michelle, which has already killed 12 people in Central America and Jamaica, was likely to strengthen even more as it moved northward at 5 mph, the center said.
		Hurricanes Andrew, which devastated southern Florida in 1992, and Hugo, which ravaged the southeastern United States in 1989, were both category 4 storms.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/20011103/aponline142829_000.htm (724 words)

	Weather: Michelle strengthens; Fla. waits
		Hurricane Michelle, a dangerous Category 4 storm with 160-mph wind gusts, is expected to pummel Cuba today and is keeping South Florida in suspense.
		The worst hurricanes to hit the United States in the past decade, Andrew and Hugo, were Category 4 storms.
		The hurricane has killed 12 people in Central America and Jamaica, where emergency crews were digging out Saturday after five days of rain and floods that forced more than 115,000 to flee their homes in search of higher ground.
	www.sptimes.com /News/110401/Weather/Michelle_strengthens_.shtml (824 words)

	International Hurricane Research Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Hurricanes are categorized by sustained wind speeds using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
		According to recent findings by the National Hurricane Center, 81 percent of deaths directly related to tropical cyclones between 1970 and 1998 were the result of drowning; 71 percent of these deaths occurred due in fresh water.
		During the 1900 Galveston, Texas Hurricane, 6,000 people were swept away to their deaths due to storm surge, making this storm the deadliest natural disaster in United Stated History.
	www.ihc.fiu.edu /about_us/hurricane_hazards.htm (669 words)

	Caribbean: Storm (Michelle) - OCHA-04: 03-Nov-01
		Hurricane Michelle, a Dangerous Category 3 Storm, Heads for Cuba This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any country.
		Hurricane Michelle gathered strength and now it is a dangerous category 3 storm.
		The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 1500 GMT, 3 November 2001, the center of Hurricane Michelle was located near latitude 19.0 north, longitude 84.2 west or about 205 miles (330 km) south-southeast of the Western tip of Cuba.
	www.cidi.org /disaster/01b/ixl131.html (324 words)

	Michelle
		Given unsettling reports of the extreme nature of hurricane damage, USCSCA is sending members from our executive committee to Cuba to assess the damage firsthand, and discuss with Cuba the ways in which our communities might be most useful in collecting humanitarian aid and planning our future exchange programs.
		Michelle's winds of up to 135 mph (217 kph) and torrential rain tore down thousands of houses, flattened sugarcane fields, and damaged tourist facilities in the worst-affected areas.
		As most of you are aware, Hurricane Michelle hit Cuba, the most damaging storm since 1944, claiming at least five lives, destroying thousands of homes and creating severe potable water and food emergencies.
	www.uscsca.org /michelle.htm (2517 words)

	Summary of the 2001 Atlantic Hurricane Season
		The 2001 Atlantic Hurricane Season will be long remembered for the number of powerful late season storms that formed throughout the Atlantic Basin along with the devastating floods caused by Tropical Storm Allison in June.
		In October, 2001, we had Hurricane Iris, which became the most powerful hurricane of the season to date with sustained winds as high as 145 mph before it made landfall along the central coast of Belize.
		Finally, we had Hurricane Michelle, which was a powerful late season storm that brought 130 mph winds to the island of Cuba as well as heavy rains to Central America, Jamaica, and Grand Cayman.
	www.hurricaneville.com /2001.html (823 words)

	Florida Escapes Hurricane Michelle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Florida escaped the wrath of hurricane Michelle as it continued to move northeastward at 15 knots after ravaging Cuba.
		Michelle was also downgraded from a category-4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale on November 3 to a category-2 hurricane by November 5, with sustained gusts in the range of 96-110 mph.
		Cumulative rainfall for the period November 1-4, 2001, indicates that the associated rainfall was generally within 25mm and did not result in any flooding.
	www.fas.usda.gov /pecad2/highlights/2001/11/florida_michelle (133 words)

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