Tropical Depression Fourteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Michael roughly 105 miles (165 km) south-southeast of Cozumel. October 8 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) at Tropical Storm Michael intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane approximately 65 miles (100 km) south of the western tip of Cuba. October 9 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT October 8) at Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane about 250 miles (400 km) southwest of Key West, Florida. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Fifteen develops roughly 495 miles (795 km) southwest of Praia, Cabo Verde. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Depression Fifteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Nadine approximately 515 miles (830 km) southwest of Praia, Cabo Verde. 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane about 295 miles (475 km) southwest of Tampa, Florida. October 10 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST October 9) at Tropical Storm Leslie re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 1,320 miles (2,125 km) east of Bermuda. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at Tropical Storm Nadine attains its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mbar (hPa; 29.39 inHg) approximately 540 miles (870 km) southwest of Praia, Cabo Verde. 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) at Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane about 235 miles (380 km) southwest of Tallahassee, Florida. 17:30 UTC (12:30 p.m. CDT) at Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with maximum winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 919 mbar (hPa; 27.14 inHg). At this time, the powerful cyclone also makes landfall near Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, becoming the fourth strongest, third deepest, and latest Category 5 hurricane to strike the United States in recorded history. 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) at Hurricane Michael weakens to a Category 4 hurricane roughly 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Panama City, Florida. October 11 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 10) at Hurricane Michael rapidly weakens to a Category 1 hurricane approximately 20 miles (30 km) west-southwest of Albany, Georgia. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) at Hurricane Michael weakens to a tropical storm about 25 miles (35 km) east of Macon, Georgia. October 12 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST October 11) at Hurricane Leslie attains its peak intensity with maximum winds of 90 mph (150