Hurricane Emily (2023)

Hurricane Emily was the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and 4th strongest in recorded history. It was known for very widespread devastation, and the cause of over 6,000 Fatalities. These fatalities, combined with over 100 billion dollars in damage, made Emily one of the worst hurricanes in recorded history.

Abnormal Formation
The origins of Emily can be traced from, oddly enough, a depression in the East Pacific. Once this depression organized, it managed to cross into the Atlantic, where it then began to show strong signs of convection. It intensified into Tropical Storm Emily in under 12 hours, and it developed an eye only 20 hours after that, prompting an upgrade to hurricane status. It then was expected to peak as a C3.

Rapid Intensification
Emily soon entered an area favorable for intensification, and began to rapidly deepen. Just before its florida landfall, a record low pressure of 878 mbar was recorded, making Emily the strongest Atlantic storm in history. It then made landfall on Florida at this intensity, only weakening slightly during the 14-hour passage. This caused an extreme storm surge of 14 feet, a record high. And things were not helped by 190 mph winds and record rainfall. Florida was destroyed all over again, after Hurricane Tobias in 2016. After this, Emily entered the Gulf of Mexico and began to re-intensify. It then reached a secondary peak of 901 mbar as it made landfall in Louisiana, with 165 mph winds and near-record rainfall. After this landfall, Emily finally began to weaken as it moved inland.

Final days
Emily managed to remain a minimal hurricane as it moved through America, and finally began to weaken in Michigan. It then passed over Lake Huron, making landfall as a Depression in Canada. It finally became remnants as it entered the shield, and dissipated on August 19.

Caribbean & Bahamas
Emily was a category 4 hurricane passing through this region, pounding it with 145 mph winds and intense rainfall. Haiti was flooded by a storm surge, covering the entire region in 5 feet of water. However, this surge quickly retracted, but it carried 100 people (at least) out to sea.

Florida
Florida was devastated, as Emily hit at peak intensity.