FLORIDA KEYS LABOR DAY STORM
Demras Oliver
Information about the storm.
The hurricane was a Category 5.
This caused 408 fatalities.(259 of which were WWI veterans)
Winds powerful enough to strip clothing off of people out in the open.
Damage in the US cost around $6 million.
Location 24.6669° N, 81.5442° W
Atlantic Ocean
Maximum Wind speeds 185 mph
Central Pressure 26.35 inHg
Highest Storm Tide was 6ft over sea level
28 in. of rainfall
Event Information
1935 Labor Day hurricane
When?
Thursday, Aug 29, 1935, 09:30 AM
Where?