1928 Okeechobee hurricane
1928 hurricane
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The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North Atlantic basin, and the fourth deadliest hurricane in the United States, only behind the... Wikipedia
Highest wind speed: 162 mph
Category: Category 5 Hurricane (SSHWS)
Date: September 6, 1928
Fatalities: 4,112+
Damage: $100 million (1928 USD); ($1.77 billion in 2018)
Affected areas: Florida, Puerto Rico, East Coast of the United States, and more
Location: The Bahamas, Edisto Island, and South Bay