1935 Labor Day hurricane
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The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For several decades, it was the most inten
Surface weather analysis showing the hurricane rapidly intensifying in the Florida Straits early on September 2, just several hours prior to landfall in the Upper Florida Keys
Florida East Coast Railway Overseas Railroad relief train derailed near Islamorada
Wreckage and destroyed homes in the Florida Keys after the hurricane
The Matecumbe Ferry Slip after the hurricane
Hurricane Melissa
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Hurricane Melissa was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made a catastrophic landfall in Jamaica in late October 2025. By maximum sustained winds, it is tied with Hurricane Allen as the stron
1935 Labor Day hurricane
…an analyzed intensity at landfall of 160 knots (184 mph; 296 km/h). The 1935 Labor Day hurricane is also tied with 2019's Hurricane Dorian and 2025's Hurricane Melissa for the highest intensity for a landfalling Atlantic hurricane in HURDAT2, as 1969's Hurricane Camille has been reanalyzed in 2014 to have the fifth…
Damage from Hurricane Melissa near White House
Damage in Bethel Town, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
Flooding caused by Melissa in the Bahamas