It is known as the Great Okeechobee Hurricane that killed more than 2,500 people on this date in 1928. The hurricane made landfall in Palm Beach County on September 16, 1928, as a Category 4 ...

When the hurricane roared ashore at Palm Beach September 16, 1928, many coastal residents were prepared. But inland, along Lake Okeechobee, few conceived the disaster that was brewing. The storm ...

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FARGO — One of the most tragic hurricane disasters in U.S. history happened 94 years ago this week. On Sept. 17, 1928, the terrible Okeechobee Hurricane hit southern Florida. The storm had ...

Some of the costliest, too. From the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane to the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. From Betsy of 1965 to Hurricane Rita of 2005. From Hurricanes Irma and Maria of 2017 to Hurricane ...

The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 is another tragic chapter in the annals of American history. Making landfall in Florida on ...

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The Okeechobee Hurricane claimed one of the highest death tolls of any natural disasters. In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal.

In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. And in the fall, a hurricane smashed the coast of Florida. The impact flooded Lake Okeechobee.