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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 to date. [1]
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 Galveston hurricane, as well as the deadliest weather event on the East Coast of the United States. [1]
The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane caused at least 2,500 deaths, most of which were migrant, black farmer workers around Lake Okeechobee. Due to racial segregation at the time, the coffins provided were used for the white victims, most of whom received a proper burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in West Palm Beach.
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 ...
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 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
The November 1932 Cuba hurricane and Hurricane Irma in 2007 spent the longest combined time at Category 5 ... 1924 "San Felipe II Okeechobee" - 1928"Bahamas" - 1932"Cuba" - 1932"Cuba-Brownsville ...
Destruction in Delray Beach from 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. August 7, 1928 – The first hurricane of the season moves ashore near Fort Pierce, causing moderate damage to highways, crops, and telephone lines; [33] damage is estimated at $5 million (1928 USD, $63 million 2008 USD), [34] and there were four reported casualties near Jupiter. [35]