Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which account
Maria at peak intensity southeast of Puerto Rico early on September 20
An aerial view of part of Roseau, revealing widespread damage to roofs. Flash floods clogged roads with debris—vegetative and structural—and mud.
A road in the Roseau area is littered with structural debris, damaged vegetation and downed power poles and lines.
Numerous trees fell across Guadeloupe, clogging roadways with debris.
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,
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