Hurricane Michelle
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Michelle at peak intensity on November 4 | |
| Formed | October 29, 2001 |
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| Dissipated | November 6, 2001 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 933 mbar (hPa); 27.55 inHg |
| Fatalities | 17 direct, 26 missing |
| Damage | $2 billion (2001 USD) |
| Areas affected | Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, Bahamas |
| Part of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Michelle was one of only four category 4 hurricanes in November. Hurricane Michelle was also the strongest hurricane of 2001. The hurricane was likely the second strongest hurricane to strike Cuba. Michelle was at its top winds when it struck Cuba, but when it left Cuba it was only a category 1 hurricane. Michelle also struck Nicaragua as a depression and the Bahamas as a category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Michelle left $25 billion in damage and killed about 35 people.
Retirement
[change | change source]The name Michelle was retired Because of the damage it caused. The name Melissa was first used in 2007, instead.