1928 Okeechobee hurricane facts for kids
| Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Surface weather analysis of the storm nearing Puerto Rico
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| Formed | September 6, 1928 |
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| Dissipated | September 21, 1928 |
| (Extratropical after September 19) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 160 mph (260 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | ≤ 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg |
| Fatalities | 4,000+ |
| Damage | $100 million (1928 USD, $1.4 billion in 2017) |
| Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada |
| Part of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, also called the San Felipe hurricane, was a very devastating tropical cyclone. Almost 4,100 people died in the northeast Caribbean, Puerto Rico and from southeast Florida to North Carolina. This hurricane had wind close to Category 5 level when it hit Puerto Rico, when it was also a large hurricane. Over 2,000 people died in the United States, making the storm one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history at that time. It struck Florida at Category 4 levels.
Related pages
- Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, showing the difference between different categories of hurricanes
Images for kids
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Hurricane-force winds drove this 10-foot (3 m) piece of 2x4 lumber through a palm tree in Puerto Rico.
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Damage from the hurricane
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Approximate area of the flood. Note: The Palm Beach County label is misplaced. North of Canal Point has been in Martin County since 1925.
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Aftermath of the hurricane in southern Florida
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Storm total precipitation for September 15–19, 1928
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Historical marker at the mass grave in West Palm Beach
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The historical marker added to the memorial site in 2003, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the storm
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A sign advertising the completion of the Hoover Dike
See also
In Spanish: Huracán San Felipe II para niños
