This is actually the second time a major hurricane had been documented to strike Puerto Rico on that date, the other being in 1876. The rest of the African American bodies were placed in a mass grave at Tamarind Avenue and 25th Street. Florida's deadliest hurricane struck September 16, 1928. Between Sebring and Lake Wales, 200 telephone poles were toppled. [6] The hotel at Miami Locks was the only building to survive the storm. [6], While the storm was passing near Dominica, the San Juan, Puerto Rico Weather Bureau warned about the threat of the hurricane which would strike the island within a day or two. Saint Kitts and Nevis also suffered heavily. The land and real estate boom was already beginning to fade, although many subdivisions and new communities were still being built. The hurricane made landfall in Palm Beach County on September 16, 1928, as a Category 4 hurricane with winds estimated around 150 mph. Mitigation and Preparation to Response and Recovery, 2013 Hurricane Webinar Series for Educators, The hurricane struck Puerto Rico on 13 September, which is the island’s celebrated feast day of Saint Philip. Ouragans les plus meurtriers de l'océan Atlantique Nord, 10.1175/1520-0493(1928)56<347:TWIHOS>2.0.CO;2, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 10.1175/1520-0493(1928)56<350:SFHOSA>2.0.CO;2, Liste des ouragans les plus meurtriers de l'océan Atlantique, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ouragan_Okeechobee&oldid=175719801, Catégorie Commons avec lien local identique sur Wikidata, Article contenant un appel à traduction en anglais, Portail:Sciences de la Terre et de l'Univers/Articles liés, Portail:Époque contemporaine/Articles liés, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence. The crew, who were immigrants, were rescued by the Coast Guard and later deported. (NOAA), Flood zone around Lake Okeechobee. Previously the same instrument had measured 160 mph (260 km/h) for one minute. [34] Strong winds up to 50 mph (80 km/h) affected the Jacksonville area, resulting in minor damage at Jacksonville Beach. 56, No. [25] Most survivors and bodies were washed out into the Everglades, where many of the bodies were never found. Winds at Canal Point, adjacent to the lake, were estimated as high as 160 mph (257 km/h); the anemometer blew away after reporting sustained winds of 75 mph (121 km/h). [38] In Orlando, damage to properties was described as slight. Hurricane warnings were also posted for the west coast from Punta Rassa to Apalachicola, and after the storm recurved, hurricane warnings were extended along the east coast to Jacksonville. Additionally, about 11,500 families would need to be "re-established". Many more people were reported to pass away following the storm from starvation or disease. [13] Property damage on the island from winds and rain was catastrophic. [2], The hurricane left thousands of people homeless in Florida; property damage was estimated at $25 million ($372 million). Cependant, l’appareil fut détruit par la suite et n’a pu être vérifié pour confirmer la validité de ce vent[2]. In the community of Saint-François, the only structure to remain standing was the police station, which was built with reinforced concrete. La pression notée à la Guadeloupe était de 937 hPa et un navire au sud de l'île Sainte-Croix a même signalé une pression de 931 hPa [1]. Burial services were quickly overwhelmed, and many of the bodies were placed into mass graves. There are no maps available for this storm.

As the hurricane moved inland, it unleashed a massive 10 foot surge over Lake Okeechobee. The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North Atlantic basin, and the second deadliest hurricane in the United States, only behind the 1900 Galveston hurricane. [18] The future first mayor of South Bay, Aubrey (a.k.a. Robert Hazard, a resident of West Palm Beach, established the Storm of '28 Memorial Park Coalition Inc. to fight for recognition of the black victims of the storm. In those regions where precipitation is more common place, as in Adjuntas in the Cordillera Central and in the Sierra de Luquillo, the rain was over 25 inches (640 mm), with 29.60 in (752 mm) recorded in Adjuntas. [29] Overall, 27 deaths occurred in Okeechobee County. A takeaway from all of this? Twenty other residents took refuge in a building which lost its roof during the storm, forcing the occupants to move into the restroom. [6] Ninety-nine people died in that town. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Most of the food crops were destroyed. This hurricane caused heavy casualties and extensive destruction along its path from the Leeward Islands to Florida. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. [1] Continuing to the west-northwest, the hurricane passed about 10 mi (16 km) south of Saint Croix before approaching Puerto Rico. [23] The lighthouse keeper, Captain Seabrook, and his son, Franklin, worked to keep the light on during the storm after the electricity went out. 9. After this hurricane, Puerto Rico never regained its position as a major coffee exporter. On the island of St. Kitts, a number of homes built on wooden foundations were demolished. The storm resulted in nine deaths on the island. It curved north-northeast and briefly emerged into the Atlantic on September 18, but soon made another landfall near Edisto Island, South Carolina, with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h). In Boynton Beach, about 75% of businesses suffered complete destruction. Over Virginia, the then tropical storm turned to the northwest, ultimately merging with a low pressure system near Toronto, Canada on 20 September. But the survivors of the Great Okeechobee Hurricane of Sept. 26, 1928, know better. This was due to the small core and weaker winds to the south of the center. To prevent a recurrence of disasters like this one and the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, the Florida State Legislature created the Okeechobee Flood Control District, which was authorized to cooperate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in flood control undertakings. Puerto Rico was hit especially hard with at least 300 fatalities and more than 200,000 left homeless. [44] The Miami Red Cross Citizens Relief Committee, which was established to provide aid for victims of the storm, transported "hundreds of loaves of bread, gallons of milk, pounds of coffee and sugar, blankets, cots, and medical supplies." The National Weather Service raised the death toll to "at least 2,500" in 2003 with a note saying it is expected that the toll was even higher. It was the fourth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and only major hurric…

C’est grâce à la mesure officieuse des vents faite à Porto Rico que l’ouragan Okeechobee a été classé de catégorie 5, le premier à l’être dans l’Atlantique nord, a posteriori car l’échelle a été développée durant les années 1960, dans les annales. One of the greatest natural disasters known to ever strike our soil took place 92 years ago today in southeast Florida. Le vent mesuré à San Juan était de 230 km/h et la pression à Guayama était de 936 hPa[1]. The storm was first reported near the Cape Verde Islands after a captain made a call over the radio. At least 2,500 people drowned, while damage was estimated at $25 million.

[10], Montserrat, just north of the storm's center, was warned in advance of the storm but still suffered £150,000 (1928 UKP) in damages and 42 deaths; Plymouth and Salem were devastated, and crop losses caused near-starvation conditions before relief could arrive. The hurricane then moved through the Bahamas as a strong Category 4 hurricane with winds of up to 249 km/h (155 mph).

A temporary ferry service across the St. Lucie River was established and operated until repairs to the bridge were complete in the summer of 1929. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1928.pdf, NOAA Hurricane History It began crossing through the Bahamas on September 16, where it resulted in 18 fatalities. Early the next morning, September 16, 1928, the hurricane was 200 miles southeast of Miami and moving toward the coast at about 14 mph. However, lack of observations for several days prevented the system from being classified in real time as it moved generally westward across the Atlantic Ocean. [30], In South Bay, nearly all houses were destroyed and several buildings were unroofed. The people struggled to survive both in the short and longer term after the storm. Weather Bureau. Along the southwestern shore of Lake Okeechobee, the towns of Clewiston and Moore Haven were both flooded, but most houses suffered more damage due to strong winds.

In total, several hundred thousand people were rendered homeless in Puerto Rico and an estimated $50 million (1928 USD) in property and crop losses occurred. Le 12 septembre, il a traversé la Guadeloupe puis au sud des autres îles du Vent. [11] The hurricane was extremely large as it crossed Puerto Rico. [11], According to the San Juan National Weather Service office, the storm was "up to this time the greatest and more [sic] intense and destructive hurricane of record in Puerto Rico. One by one, bodies were recovered. [13], After affecting Puerto Rico, the hurricane passed just north of the Dominican Republic, causing very little damage. A reporter for The Miami Herald, Marjory Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation. Sign up for the American Experience newsletter! [1], After emerging from Puerto Rico, the hurricane had weakened to winds of about 140 mph (230 km/h), based on a pressure reading of 941 mbar (27.8 inHg) at Isabela. However, brick and concrete dwellings suffered little damage. In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. Houses were floated off their foundations and dashed to pieces against any obstacles encountered.

A sloop traversing from Ambergris Caye to Grand Turk was lost, killing all 18 people on board. Il fut le second à être officiellement mis dans la catégorie 5 (maximale), a posteriori, sur l' échelle de Saffir-Simpson dans l' océan Atlantique. [6] In Chosen, only two people escaped a house that had sheltered nineteen people. (NOAA), Surface weather map of Okeechobee Hurricane over Puerto Rico. The first relief train was ridden by U.S.

The hurricane tracked through the Caribbean near the Leeward Islands before striking Puerto Rico on September 13.

Government offices, hospitals, and school were also damaged. [1] Heavy rainfall occurred from eastern Florida through coastal Georgia, the Carolinas, and southeast Virginia. [13] Most of the sugarcane fields were flooded, ruining the year's crops. [2], The hurricane quickly weakened as it progressed inland and moved over Lake Okeechobee, although its large size enabled it to maintain hurricane status for several more days. In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. Walker, along with his brother, Haughty D. Walker (a.k.a.

It is known as the Great Okeechobee Hurricane that killed more than 2,500 people on this date in 1928. 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane . [16], In addition to the human fatalities, 1,278 livestock and 47,389 poultry were killed, respectively.

Web. The nearby island of Montserrat lost a great amount of crops during the event, which brought a near starvation situation to the island prior to the arrival of relief. [51] After a personal inspection of the area by President Herbert Hoover, the Corps of Engineers drafted a plan to provide for the construction of floodway channels, control gates, and major levees along the shores of Lake Okeechobee. [13], There was general destruction through the island, with the towns where the eye passed being swept away. [6] In Martinique, further south of the storm's path, there were three fatalities. The coffee industry would take years to recover since coffee needs shade trees to grow.