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The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935.
The True Story of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane That Hit the Florida Keys. Rescue workers gather at a makeshift dock near the village of Islamorada, Florida, awaiting an opportunity to cross Snake...
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the strongest storm at time of landfall in U.S. history and also the first Category 5 storm to strike the U.S. in the 20th century (followed by Hurricane Camille in 1969 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992).
The Labor Day Hurricane that struck the Florida Keys on September 2, 1935 is the most powerful storm to ever hit the United States. With wind gusts estimated up to 225 miles per hour and a storm surge bringing waves as high as 20 feet ashore; the hurricane was devastating.
Simply known as the Labor Day Storm, the 1935 hurricane was the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall and the first designated Category 5 hurricane to ever touch the United States....
On August 29, 1935, a storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean. However, it reached its peak intensity on Sep. 2, which is how it got its name "The Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935".
The full life history of the hurricane that devastated some of the Florida Keys on the afternoon and night of Labor Day, September 2, 1935, covers almost 2 weeks. The first indications of conditions favorable to the origin of this disturbance were noted during the last 2 or 3 days of August, to the eastward and northward of Turks Islands; but ...