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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. For several decades, it was the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure until being surpassed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988; [1] the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of 1-minute sustained ...
In early September, the Labor Day hurricane made landfall in Florida twice, the first time as a Category 5 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale, the first Category 5 U.S. landfall on record, resulting in about 490 deaths and $100 million (1935 USD) in damage along its path.
Relief train derailed by storm surge during the 1935 hurricane near Islamorada. September 3, 1935 – The 1935 Labor Day hurricane strikes Craig Key with sustained winds estimated at 185 mph (300 km/h) and gusts exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h), one of only three hurricanes to hit the United States at Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
The Great Labor Day Hurricane slammed through Florida in early September 1935, becoming what the hurricane center says is the most intense storm ever to make landfall in the U.S.
Photos of oil-covered seals and birds from California’s 1969 Santa Barbara blowout helped launch the environmental and stop-oil movements. ... The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane clobbered Florida with ...
1935 Labor Day hurricane; Y. 1935 Yankee hurricane This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 17:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 Labor Day arrives during the peak of hurricane season, and there have been a number of memorable storms on or around Labor Day weekend, including 2005's Hurricane ...
1935 Labor Day hurricane This page was last edited on 1 February 2025, at 15:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...