1900 Galveston hurricane
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The 1900 Galveston hurricane was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. The strongest storm of the 1900 Atlantic hurricane seas
Hurricane track from September 1 to 10
Floating wreckage near Texas City – typical scene for miles along the waterfront
Many who died had their corpses piled onto carts for burial at sea.
A plaque placed on buildings in Galveston to indicate which structures survived the 1900 hurricane
1928 Okeechobee hurricane
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The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane and Florida's Forgotten Storm, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North Atlantic basin,
1900 Galveston hurricane
…United States hurricanes Rank Hurricane Season Fatalities 1 4 "Galveston" 1900 8,000–12,000 2 4 "San Ciriaco" 1899 3,400 3 5 Maria 2017 2,982 4 5 "Okeechobee" 1928 2,823 5 4 "Cheniere Caminada" 1893 2,000 6 5 Katrina 2005 1,392 7 3 "Sea Islands" 1893 1,000–2,000 8 3 "Indianola" 1875 771 9 4 "Florida Keys…
Hurricane-force winds drove this 10-foot (3.0 m) piece of 2x4 lumber through a palm tree in Puerto Rico
Pictures of the flooding and damage caused by the hurricane in Florida
Aftermath of the hurricane in southern Florida
Front page of The Palm Beach Post on September 18, regarding the hurricane's impact in Florida