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Downed trees in Key West along the old houseboat row on South Roosevelt Boulevard. On September 25, a waterspout moved onshore near Sebastian and severely damaged a factory. Rated an F1, the tornado caused about $700,000 in damages. [11] Thunderstorm winds associated with Georges left sporadic wind damage along the west coast of Florida. [12]
Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
The city of Key West experienced roughly $100 million in damage. [20] On the islands between Stock Island and Big Pine Key, most reported major damage to bulkheads, docks, marinas, and concrete seawalls. Storm surge caused moderate to major damage to many homes and workplaces in this section of the Florida Keys.
The barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast was bruised by Hurricane Helene and ravaged by Milton.
Editor's Note: For the latest news on Helene, see our live coverage for Saturday, Sept. 28. Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph ...
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 intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure until being surpassed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988; [1] the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of 1-minute sustained ...
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The maximum sustained winds peaked at 125 mph (201 km/h) as it passed Key West. Alma causes $10 million in damage (1966 USD, $66 million 2008 USD), 2 direct deaths from drowning, and 4 indirect deaths. [33] June 30, 1966– A tropical depression forms in the western Caribbean Sea and moves on a track similar to Alma.