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The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, ... Guadeloupe received a direct hit from the storm, apparently with little warning; the death toll there was 1,200, [11] ...
San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane. Year: 1928. Death Toll: 2,500–3,000. Financial Impact: Estimated $100 million at the time (~$1.47 billion adjusted for inflation)
The death toll was by far highest in the economically poor areas in the low-lying ground right around Lake Okeechobee, such as Belle Glade, Chosen, Miami Locks, Pahokee, and South Bay. [203] Around 75% of the fatalities were among migrant farm workers, most of whom were African American. [204]
Florida’s 1928 Okeechobee hurricane is the state’s deadliest so far, second in the nation only to the 1900 Galveston storm. The 1928 hurricane’s official death toll was 1,836, but local ...
The death toll is unknown, but is estimated at over 2,500 fatalities, making the cyclone the third deadliest hurricane in American history. September 28, 1929 – A major hurricane crosses the southern portion of the state, and two days later hits near Apalachicola. [ 36 ]
San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane 1928. ... While officials initially said only 64 people died in the storm, the death toll was later revised to nearly 3,000. For the latest news, weather, sports ...
The official death count was previously 64. [9] The storm caused $90 billion (2017 USD) in damage in Puerto Rico, and three deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus 75 deaths and $1.6 billion in damage across the rest of the Caribbean. 2,823 1928 1928 Okeechobee hurricane: Tropical cyclone Florida, Puerto Rico: $800,000,000 (2005)
The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane or Hurricane San Felipe Segundo was a deadly hurricane that struck Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and southern Florida in September of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane killed at least 4,075 people and caused around $100 million (1928 US dollars ) in damages over the course of its path.