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August 25 – Hurricane Katrina moved ashore southeastern Florida as a minimal hurricane, producing a peak wind gust of 97 mph (156 km/h) at Homestead General Aviation Airport. Heavy rainfall accompanied the hurricane, peaking at 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine, which caused flooding in the Miami metro area. About 1.4 million people lost power ...
The Boca Raton News suspended publication for almost a week due to damage and lack of electricity at its headquarters. [134] The West Boca Medical Center was structurally damaged and the steeple of a church collapsed. [90] Twenty-five businesses were destroyed, while several along Northwest Second Avenue sustained roof damage.
September 17, 1928 – The 1928 Okeechobee hurricane makes landfall between Jupiter and Boca Raton as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, producing a storm surge of 10 feet and waves of up to 20 feet which causes severe damage near the coast.
September 25, 1998 – Hurricane Georges passes over Key West as a Category 2 hurricane, and days later it moves eastward through the Florida Panhandle after hitting Biloxi, Mississippi. In the Florida Keys, the hurricane produced 8.41 inches (214 mm) of rain in Tavernier and wind gusts peaking at 110 mph (175 km/h) in Marathon.
The university’s Boca Raton, Jupiter and Broward County campuses will resume normal operations on Friday, Oct. 11. The HBOI campus operations remain suspended until further assessments of the ...
Will 2024 hurricane damage to vehicles increase car insurance costs? Damage from a tornado spurred by Hurricane Milton at the Windgate community in Palm Beach Gardens at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday ...
Several hurricanes made landfall in Florida during the 1990s, including Andrew in 1992; Erin and Opal in 1995; and Earl and Georges in 1998. Another hurricane, Irene, would strike the state in October 1999, bringing the total to six. [3] However, Floyd was approximately three times larger than Andrew and similar in intensity.
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