 As it moved inland, the storm weakened and began to take a northeastward trajectory toward Chesapeake Bay, downgrading to a tropical storm over Georgia, and transitioning into an extratropical cyclone over southern Virginia late on October 11.Michael subsequently strengthened into a powerful extratropical cyclone and eventually impacted the Iberian Peninsula, before dissipating on October 16.At least 74 deaths were attributed to the storm, including 59 in the United States and 15 in Central America.