User:12george1/Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Puerto Rico
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The Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Puerto Rico included damage to every building on the island. The hurricane originated from a tropical depression that formed near Dakar, Senegal, on September 6. Traversing the Atlantic Ocean, the cyclone struck the Lesser Antilles beginning late on September 12. The storm, which was moving west-northwestward, intensified into a Category 5 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale on September 13. Shortly thereafter, the storm made landfall in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, becoming the first and only Category 5 hurricane to strike the island. The cyclone later struck the Bahamas as a powerful system and made landfall near West Palm Beach, Florida, early on September 17 as a Category 4 hurricane. Thereafter, it moved further inland across the Southeastern United States and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over North Carolina on September 20, before the remnants became indistinguishable over Ontario on September 21.
Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Winds | 1-minute sustained: 160 mph (260 km/h) |
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Fatalities | 312 |
Damage | $50 million (1928 USD) |
Areas affected | South Florida, Central Florida, North Florida |
Part of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season | |