Emergency Management Predicting Hurricanes: What Do We Know Before Landfall? May 23, 2019 by Addison Shaw Five days before hitting the Florida panhandle, Hurricane Michael was nothing more than a slight disturbance making its way towards the Gulf of Mexico.Over the next five days, a historic hurricane developed in the gulf. Hurricane Michael soon swelled to become the fourth category 5 hurricane to make landfall in US history. Read more »