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The hurricane killed an estimated 2,500 people in the United States; most of the fatalities occurred in the state of Florida, particularly in Lake Okeechobee. It was the fourth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, the only major hurricane of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season, and remains the deadliest disaster in Florida’s history ...
18 de mar. de 2024 · The majority of buildings and houses were destroyed from the flooding, and the water carried hurricane survivors to the Everglades; many of which were not found. It is estimated there were around 2500 deaths in 3000 areas around Lake Okeechobee, of which 75% were migrant farm workers.
Damage. At least $25 million (1928 USD) Areas affected. Florida. Part of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season. The effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida included at least 2,500 fatalities in the state, making this the second deadliest tropical cyclone on record in the contiguous United States, behind only the 1900 ...
16 de sept. de 2020 · What You Need To Know. Okeechobee Hurricane struck on Sept. 16, 1928. It made landfall in Palm Beach County as a Category 4. It caused unsurvivable surge around Lake Okeechobee. The hurricane...
In all, between 2,500 and 3,000 people died making this hurricane the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. History after the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Total damages from the storm amounted to $100 million (1928 USD) across the Caribbean and the US.
The NWS had long listed the Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 death toll as 1,836, making it the second worst hurricane death toll since the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. No doubt use of this figure by the NWS dates to Mitchell (1928), who quoted a Red Cross official casualty estimate dated October 28, 1928.
11 de dic. de 2022 · And in the fall, a hurricane smashed the coast of Florida. The impact flooded Lake Okeechobee. This inland flood obliterated 21 miles of the 47-mile earthen and an estimated 2,500 people died...
