The September 1948 Florida hurricane (Air Weather Service designation: Easy) was the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in the state since...
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deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, and the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Michael...
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have affected the state of Florida. More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state, and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a known...
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The 1948 Miami hurricane (Air Weather Service designation: Fox) caused no fatalities in Florida, despite moving across the Miami area as a hurricane. The...
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Labor Day Hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For...
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The list of Florida hurricanes from 1900 to 1949 encompasses 108 Atlantic tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical...
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1948 Atlantic hurricane season featured the first tropical cyclone before the month of June since 1940. The season officially began on June 15, 1948,...
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Hurricane Andrew was a compact, but very powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992...
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List of tornadoes spawned by tropical cyclones (category Atlantic hurricanes)
McCaul, Bill. "Tropical Storms and Hurricanes Spawning 20 or More Known Tornadoes". The Tornado Project. "September 1961 Tornado Summary". National Climatic...
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Brac. September 19, 1948 - The September 1948 Florida hurricane forms near Jamaica then moves over Grand Cayman as quickly intensifies to a Hurricane. Offshore...
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Key West (redirect from Key West Florida)
In 1948, Key West suffered damage from two hurricanes within as many months, from the September 1948 Florida hurricane then the 1948 Miami hurricane. Prior...
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and areas of Newfoundland in September 1948. The storm was the eighth named storm and third hurricane of the annual hurricane season. Originating as a tropical...
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after making landfall in Florida, moved east-northeastward, moving over Alabama briefly. September 27, 1906: A category 2 hurricane made landfall in Pascagoula...
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United States hurricanes. The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with...
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Alicia Preliminary Report" (GIF). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. 1983. p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2010. Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones...
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1947 Florida–Georgia hurricane (Air Weather Service designation: King) was a moderate hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding in South Florida and...
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The 1949 Florida hurricane, also known as the Delray Beach hurricane, caused significant damage in the southern portions of the state late in the month...
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lowest pressure measured was 26.35 inches/892 hPa in the Florida Keys during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The highest known pressure measured statewide...
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hurricane (Air Weather Service designation: George) was a long-lived and an intense tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, southernmost Florida,...
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The 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane (also known as the 1944 San Lucas hurricane and the Sanibel Island Hurricane of 1944) was a large Category 4 tropical cyclone...
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rescheduled their game against Florida State from September 16 to October 7 due to the aftermath of the hurricane. On September 23, Miami played its second...
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Key Largo (film) (redirect from Key Largo (1948 movie))
Largo (1948)". A March Through Film History. Retrieved September 9, 2019. McIver, Stuart B. (1994). Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags: The Florida Chronicles...
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1 hurricane at 0000 UTC. There were no reports of damage or injuries from the hurricane. September 5, 1948: The 1948 Bermuda–Newfoundland hurricane brushed...
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University Press of Florida, p. 6, ISBN 978-0-8130-1661-0 "De Luna Expedition - 1559-1561". Retrieved 1 May 2023. "September 19, 1559: A Hurricane That Changed...
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Walt (February 1, 2012). "The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale" (PDF). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on...
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Able became a major hurricane. Initially, Able was thought to pose a threat to the Bahamas and Florida. Instead, the hurricane turned to the northwest...
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Category 4 hurricanes are tropical cyclones that reach Category 4 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Category 4 hurricanes that later attained Category 5...
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The effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida included at least 2,500 fatalities in the state, making this the second deadliest tropical cyclone...
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missing. In September, the strongest and costliest hurricane of the season, the Fort Lauderdale hurricane, left severe damage in Florida, Louisiana, and...
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Max Mayfield (category 1948 births)
Britt Max Mayfield (born September 19, 1948) is an American meteorologist who served as the director of the National Hurricane Center from 2000 to 2007...
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