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    The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North...
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    was 5,254. The Lake Okeechobee area was severely damaged in the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, the first recorded Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic...
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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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  • in Florida, United States Okeechobee (Metrorail station) Okeechobee (Amtrak station) 1928 Okeechobee hurricane Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, in Florida...
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    hurricanes struck the state during the period, including the 1926 Miami hurricane, the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, and several Category 4 hurricanes in...
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    most significant storm of the season, the Okeechobee hurricane, struck Puerto Rico as a Category 5 hurricane. Several islands of the Greater and Lesser...
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    other Everglades animals. Severe hurricanes in 1926 and 1928 caused catastrophic damage and flooding from Lake Okeechobee that prompted the Army Corps of...
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    hurricane, the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, and a cyclone each in 1945, 1947, 1948, and 1949. All of these storms made landfall as Category 4 hurricanes. September...
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    23, 1926 – Hurricane San Liborio September 13, 1928Okeechobee hurricane, also known as the San Felipe II hurricane, was a major hurricane that made...
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    2017s Hurricane Maria resulted in at least 2,982 fatalities. The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane caused at least 2,500 fatalities, and in 2005, Hurricane Katrina...
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    Americans or those of an unknown race were buried following the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, while most of the white victims of the storm received a proper...
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    scale. Maria was the strongest hurricane to strike the territory since 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. August 23 – Hurricane Debby dropped up to 12 inches (30...
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    Hurricane Helene (/hɛˈliːn/ heh-LEEN) was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread destruction and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern...
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    Hurricane Harvey in 2017), and the deadliest hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The total damage from Katrina is estimated at $125 billion (2005...
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    of such names are the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane (also known as the "San Felipe II" hurricane) and the 1938 New England hurricane. The system currently...
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    Great Miami Hurricane hit the Lake Okeechobee area, killing approximately 300 people. Two years later in 1928, the Okeechobee Hurricane crossed over...
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    Havana hurricane – large and intense hurricane that took a similar track to Ian 1928 Okeechobee hurricane – A destructive Category 5 hurricane that killed...
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    Atlantic hurricane in the U.S. since Andrew in 1992, which had 165 mph (266 km/h) winds. Michael is tied with the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane for the sixth-strongest...
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    Galveston hurricane and the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Cheniere Caminada hurricane was the tenth known hurricane of the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season...
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    States. Katrina was also the deadliest hurricane to strike the United States since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. After stalling over and flooding southeastern...
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    Port Mayaca, Florida (category Populated places on Lake Okeechobee)
    an unnamed Category 5 hurricane in September 1928 and the flooding that ensued after the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee collapsed. Originally...
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    the Royal Poinciana Hotel, The Breakers, and Whitehall. In 1928, the Okeechobee hurricane struck Palm Beach County and caused thousands of deaths. More...
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    hurricanes List of Cuba hurricanes List of Florida hurricanes (2000-present) 1928 Okeechobee hurricane – a hurricane that hit similar areas Hurricane...
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    damage 1928 Okeechobee hurricane – third-deadliest tropical cyclone in American history, struck nearly two years to date after the 1926 hurricane For consistency...
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    Lake Okeechobee since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, but unlike the latter storm, did not manage to breach the local levees. Overall, the hurricane damaged...
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    land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area...
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    storms 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane – the deadliest hurricane in Puerto Rican history 1928 Okeechobee hurricane – A hurricane that made landfall on Puerto...
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  • tree blossom is revived. Suddenly, the area is hit by the great 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Tea Cake is bitten by a dog, while saving Janie from drowning...
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    trust. That September, the home suffered major damage during the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane,: 5  with The Palm Beach Post noting that "No chance remains of...
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    residents, who instead favored the newly renovated Breakers. The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane extensively damaged the Royal Poinciana Hotel, necessitating its...
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