https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-michael-could-do-billions-of-dollars-of-damage/ > Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall later today in one of Florida’s least populated corners, a rural expanse of the Panhandle known more for pine forests and oyster beds than oceanfront towers. > But given the storm’s immense size and growing strength, experts say it will still likely have a multibillion-dollar impact on the state. Early projections have put private property damages at between $13 billion and $19 billion, depending on whether the storm makes landfall as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane.