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The 1935 Labor Day hurricane is tied with 2019's Hurricane Dorian for the highest intensity for a landfalling Atlantic hurricane in HURDAT2, as 1969's Hurricane Camille has been reanalyzed in 2014 to have the third highest landfalling intensity with 150 kn (173 mph; 278 km/h) winds.
4 p.m.---Wind still N., increasing to force 9. Barometer dropping 0.01 every five minutes. Rain continued. 5 p.m.---Wind N., hurricane force. Swells from SE. 6 p.m.---Barometer 28.04; still falling. Heavy rains. Wind still N., hurricane force and increasing. Water rising on north side of island. 6:45 p.m.---Barometer 27.90. Wind backing to NW ...
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On September 2, 1935, Labor Day, the hurricane reached a peak intensity of 892 mb. The hurricane made landfall later that night as a Category 5 storm, crossing the Florida Keys between Key West and Miami, FL.
Sep 8, 2017 · The winds of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane may have reached 200 miles per hour at times — more than enough to slice the roof and second story off the Hotel Matecumbe in the village of...
May 25, 2004 · Labor Day Hurricane 1935 Monthly Weather Review Report Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Field Analyses Last updated: May 25, 2004
Fact Sheet. Event date: August 29 – September 10, 1935 Peak winds: 200 mph Landfall winds: 150 – 200 mph. Minimum pressure: 892 mb Landfall pressure: 905 mb Death toll: ~408. Figure 1. Proposed storm tack according to the National Hurricane Center.
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).
