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Sep 1, 2019 · NEWS. Photos of strongest hurricane ever: 1935 Labor Day hurricane. Jennifer Sangalang. FLORIDA TODAY. In this Sept. 15, 1935, file photo, fallen trees scatter Long Key, Fla., after...
- Jennifer Sangalang
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 ...
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Sep 8, 2017 · Photograph by Bettmann, Getty Images. The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of. How one mistake led to a harrowing race to save hundreds of men trapped in the Florida...
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 · CNN — We don’t know yet what will happen as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida’s east coast this weekend, but its timing coincides with another Labor Day hurricane that rocked south...
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.
In this undated photo made available by the Keys History & Discovery Center, shows a derailed train and surrounding devastation caused by a Labor Day hurricane in 1935. The hurricane is...
