Breaking: Hurricane Michael making landfall just shy of Category 5 status --Powerful Hurricane Michael makes landfall with 155 mph winds | 10 Oct 2018 | Hurricane Michael has officially made landfall with 155 mph winds in the Florida panhandle just shy of Category 5 status. The National Hurricane Center said the storm officially made landfall near Mexico Beach, although it will pass over more water before venturing onto the mainland. Michael was about 5 miles southwest of Mexico Beach and 20 miles south of Panama City, according to the 2 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center...A weather station at the Gulf County Emergency Operations Center in Port St. Joe recently reported a wind gust of 106 mph.