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";s:4:"text";s:5890:"[13] Most of the sugarcane fields were flooded, ruining the year's crops. Thirteen people were killed on the island of Nevis. (Enter your ZIP code for information on American Experience events and screening in your area.). La pression centrale mesurée était alors de 929 hPa et les vents soutenus soufflaient à 240 km/h[4],[2]. The agency advised residents to take precautions for the hurricane, citing the potential for strong winds and waves. In West Palm Beach, 1,711 homes were destroyed and 6,363 more were damaged. It was the fourth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and only major hurricane of the year's hurricane season. Effective preparation is credited for the relatively low death toll of 312, and not a single ship was lost at sea in the vicinity of Puerto Rico. The hurricane killed an estimated 2,500 people in the United States; most of the fatalities occurred in the state of Florida, particularly in Lake Okeechobee. It curved north-northeast and briefly emerged into the Atlantic on September 18, but soon made another landfall near Edisto Island, South Carolina, with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h). The first relief train was ridden by U.S. [6], The storm destroyed hundreds of home on Antigua, including a doctor's home and a "poor house". [20], In Lake Worth, approximately 50% of homes were damaged or destroyed, while 75% of buildings in the business district suffered damage. Weather Disasters Since 1980, Deadliest Late Season Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, Hunting Hugo: The Hurricane Hunters' Wildest Ride, The hurricane/typhoon hunter missions that never returned to base, A new world record wind gust: 253 mph in Australia's Tropical Cyclone Olivia, Modiki El Niños and Atlantic hurricane activity. In the city, more than 1,711 homes were destroyed; the effects were most severe around Lake Okeechobee. Until Hurricane Maria 89 years later, San Felipe II was officially classified as Puerto Rico's biggest, worst, and most devastating hurricane to ever have hit the island. Early the next morning, September 16, 1928, the hurricane was 200 miles southeast of Miami and moving toward the coast at about 14 mph. 56, No. At Florida Southern College (FSC), the north side of the gymnasium collapsed while other buildings on campus were damaged to a lesser degree. At least 160 fatalities occurred in the city. 56, No. Around 75% of the fatalities were migrant farm workers, making identification of both the dead and missing very difficult; as a result of this, the count of the dead is not very accurate. Between Sebring and Lake Wales, 200 telephone poles were toppled. There is no tracking data for this storm. 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane . The crew and the five men attempting to save the ship drowned. [2] The storm caused heavy damage throughout the Bahamas, mostly to property and crops. The storm continued through the Bahamas as a strong Category 4 hurricane, passing near Nassau at 10:00 UTC on September 16. Cette donnée officieuse serait le plus fort vent jamais noté dans un ouragan de l’Atlantique nord avant l’ouragan D en 1950, bien que certains ouragans sans données mesurées, comme celui de la Fête du travail de 1935, pourraient avoir été plus intenses[2]. Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation. [1] Continuing to the west-northwest, the hurricane passed about 10 mi (16 km) south of Saint Croix before approaching Puerto Rico. On the next day, a ship reported winds of 60 mph (97 km/h), or tropical storm status; on this basis, the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project estimated that the system attained tropical storm status late on September 6. The storm brushed the northern coast of Hispaniola while moving west-northwestward, gradually restrengthening. [51] One of the solutions was the construction of the Herbert Hoover Dike. [6] In Chosen, only two people escaped a house that had sheltered nineteen people. In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. Still moving westward, the system reached Category 4 intensity before striking Guadeloupe on September 12, where it brought great destruction and resulted in 1,200 deaths. In Florida, although the hurricane's destruction affected everything in its path, the death toll was by far the highest and the aftermath the worst in the economically poor areas in the low-lying ground near Lake Okeechobee, such as the towns of Belle Glade, Chosen, Pahokee, South Bay, and Bean City. Further intensification was slow and halted late on September 7. Accelerating northeastward, the system quickly weakened into a tropical storm over North Carolina. [1] Initially, Richard Gray of the U.S. Take control of your data. [28], On Kreamer Island, many residents received information about the storm when it was too late to evacuate. Later that day, two other ships confirmed the intensity of the storm,[2] and the Hurricane Research Division estimated it strengthened into a hurricane at 18:00 UTC on September 10. A few buildings constructed by Henry Flagler, such as The Breakers, the Royal Poinciana Hotel, and Whitehall, were damaged. On September 19, the storm evolved into an extratropical cyclone, although it restrengthened slightly to hurricane status. After being flooded severely during the 1928 hurricane, it was abandoned. In Boca Raton, two garages and several houses were destroyed. 9. Residents of Torry Island did not have enough time to prepare for the storm. La tempête s’est ensuite dirigée vers le nord-est, traversant le nord de la Floride et l’est de la Géorgie le 19 septembre. Overall, the hurricane caused $100 million in damage and killed at least 4,112 people. Total coastal damages were estimated as "several million" dollars. One of the greatest natural disasters known to ever strike our soil took place 92 years ago today in southeast Florida. 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