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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 surpassed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988; [1] the strongest Atlantic ...
Sep 8, 2017 · 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...
Sep 1, 2019 · Jennifer Sangalang. FLORIDA TODAY. In this Sept. 15, 1935, file photo, fallen trees scatter Long Key, Fla., after a hurricane. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, which hit the Florida Keys, was...
- Jennifer Sangalang
The Labor Day Hurricane caused massive amounts of destruction and had a fairly high death toll. This image shows men standing near a large stack of coffins during the cleanup following the storm. Source: Florida State Archives. On September 2, 1935, Labor Day, the hurricane reached a peak intensity of 892 mb.
Aug 28, 2019 · 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...
Photo by Jason Clingerman. 1. 2. 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.
Lives lost (FL): 408. Category/wind speed: 5/185-225mph. Cost of damages: over $2 million. The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was also one of the deadliest in Florida history ( Blake & Landsea, 2010 ). Classed as a category 5, it is recorded as having winds of either 185 mph or 225 mph and a 17 ft. storm surge (Knowles, 2009).
