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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1935_Labor_Day_hurricane1935 Labor Day hurricane - Wikipedia

    September 10, 1935 () Category 5 major hurricane; 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) Highest winds: 185 mph (295 km/h) Lowest pressure: 892 mbar ; 26.34 inHg (Lowest recorded in the United States; third-lowest recorded in the Atlantic) Overall effects; Fatalities: 423: Damage: $100 million (1935 USD) Areas affected

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  3. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleThe True Story of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane That Hit the ...

    Sep 8, 2017 · FLORIDA. Gulf of. Mexico. BAHAMAS. Category 5. CUBA. 150 mi. HAITI. 150 km. JAMAICA. SOURCES: NOAA; NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. It was late summer, in the depths of the Great Depression.

  4. hurricanescience.org › history › stormsHurricanes: Science and Society: 1935- Labor Day Hurricane

    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. As it made landfall, the hurricane delivered maximum sustained winds of approximately 298 km/h (185 mph).

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  6. myfloridahistory.org › frontiers › articleFlorida Frontiers “The Labor Day Hurricane of September 2, 1935”

    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.

  7. usflibexhibits.omeka.net › labordayhurricaneLabor Day Hurricane, 1935 · Florida’s Great Hurricane · USF ...

    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). The Labor Day hurricane was the first ...

  8. www.cnn.com › 2019/08/28 › weatherLabor Day storm: A look back at the 1935 hurricane | CNN

    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...

  9. www.loc.gov › item › 2021670725Rescue Train Swept off the Tracks by the 1935 Labor Day ...

    On September 2, 1935, a powerful hurricane slammed into the middle Florida Keys. Known as the Labor Day Hurricane, it was the first Category 5 storm to strike the United States in recorded history. The hurricane claimed at least 485 lives, including about 260 World War I veterans working on a section of the Overseas Highway in a federal relief ...