What is Hurricane Michelle?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Michelle | Type=hurricane | Year=2001 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Hurricane Michelle 2001.jpg | Image name=Hurricane Michelle at peak intensity on November&nbsp;4 | Formed=[[October 29]], [[2001]] | Dissipated=[[November 6]], [[2001]] | 1-min winds=120 | Pressure=933 | Damages=2000 | Inflated=2 | Fatalities=17 direct, 26 missing | Areas=[[Nicaragua]], [[Honduras]], [[Jamaica]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Cuba]], [[Florida]], [[Bahamas]] | Hurricane season=[[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== {{seealso|List of retired Atlantic hurricane names}} The name Michelle was retired Because of the damage it caused. The name Melissa was first used in [[Tropical Storm Melissa (2007)|2007]], instead. {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} {{2001 Atlantic hurricane season buttons}} [[Category:2001 Atlantic hurricane season|Michelle]] [[Category:Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes|Michelle]] [[Category:2000s in Nicaragua]] [[Category:2000s in Honduras]] [[Category:2000s in Jamaica]] [[Category:2000s in the Cayman Islands]] [[Category:2000s in Cuba]] [[Category:2000s in the Bahamas]] [[Category:2000s in Florida]] [[Category:2001 in the United States]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names|Michelle]]