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The 1906 Florida Keys hurricane was a powerful and deadly hurricane that had a major impact on Cuba and southern Florida. The fifth hurricane and third major hurricane of the season, the storm formed from a system near Barbados on October 4. By October 8, it had intensified into a tropical storm, and made landfall as a hurricane in Central America.
June 17, 1906 – A hurricane produces locally strong winds as it crosses the extreme southeastern portion of the state. [9] September 27, 1906 – Southern Mississippi is struck by a moderate hurricane, with strong winds and waves affecting much of the Florida west coast. It is considered among the worst cyclones on record at Pensacola, where ...
The 1906 Atlantic hurricane season was an average season in terms of number of tropical cyclones. It is, however, also considered an extremely active season in terms of accumulated cyclone energy , due to the strength and longevity of several of its hurricanes.
The 1906 Mississippi hurricane, a Category 3 hurricane which caused catastrophic impacts in Pensacola and Mobile, Alabama Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 1906 Florida hurricane .
The 1888 paddle wheeler carried cargo (fish, lumber, pineapples and more) and passengers along the Indian River Lagoon between Jupiter and Titusville.
Florida’s 1928 Okeechobee hurricane is the state’s deadliest so far, second in the nation only to the 1900 Galveston storm. The 1928 hurricane’s official death toll was 1,836, but local ...
Hurricane-wise the 1940s were among the state's busiest decades: 11 hurricanes struck from 1944–50, six of them major, including five Category 4 hurricanes in South Florida. Storms catalyzed development: impacts radiated societally, broaching complex political and socioeconomic topics, and lead to epochal changes such as flood control and ...
Sarasota has long history of avoiding catastrophic storms. Hurricanes caused havoc in varying degrees in 1926, 1944 and 1950, as well as Donna in 1960. Charley was a near-miss in 2004 when its ...