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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 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,...
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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...
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.
Rescue train swept off the tracks by the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. Image Number: N041488. The hurricane washed this eleven car special train off the track soon after reaching the stricken area. The train was trying to rescue 683 World War I veterans in a rehabilitation camp, of which around 250 died as a result of the hurricane.
