Introduction:
The Okeechobee Hurricane Of 1928 or else called Hurricane San Felipe Segundo was one of the most deadliest hurricanes ever to struck the south. It caused over 3,000 people to become deceased and caused $338 Million dollars in damages over the course of it's path. It started out as a tropical depression near the coast of africa but then intensified to a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Scale. Hurricane San Felipe Segundo is on number three on the list of the most powerful and destructive hurricane ever recorded in the 1928 Atlantic Hurricane Season and is number 2 on the most deadliest hurricanes ever recored in U.S. history, right above Hurricane Katrina.
Timeline Of Hurricane San Felipe Segundo:
September 10, 1928:
The hurricane was first detected over the
tropical Atlantic sea on September 10,1928. It was 900 miles east of the
Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Experts say it was most likely formed four days
earlier between Cape Verde and the coast of Senegal. This hurricane gradually
intensified as it moved westward.
tropical Atlantic sea on September 10,1928. It was 900 miles east of the
Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Experts say it was most likely formed four days
earlier between Cape Verde and the coast of Senegal. This hurricane gradually
intensified as it moved westward.
September 12, 1928:
It then transformed into a category 3
hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale near the Caribbean on the 12th
of September. It made landfall as a major hurricane on Guadeloupe on that same
day.
hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale near the Caribbean on the 12th
of September. It made landfall as a major hurricane on Guadeloupe on that same
day.
September 13, 1928:
After Hurricane San Felipe Segundo crossed the Guadeloupe area,
it moved towards Puerto Rico. As it moved towards Puerto Rico, it continued to
strengthen and on 13th of September, it strucked Puerto Rico as a
extremely powerful category 5 hurricane with winds up to 256 kilometers per hour
or 160 miles per hour. The regions strucked by the hurricane received a landfall
of rain up to 730 mm or 29 inches. This was the highest amount of rainfall in
there since three decades ago. The hurricane then moved through the Bahamas as
a powerful category 4 storm with winds up to 249 kilometers per hour or 155 miles per hour.
it moved towards Puerto Rico. As it moved towards Puerto Rico, it continued to
strengthen and on 13th of September, it strucked Puerto Rico as a
extremely powerful category 5 hurricane with winds up to 256 kilometers per hour
or 160 miles per hour. The regions strucked by the hurricane received a landfall
of rain up to 730 mm or 29 inches. This was the highest amount of rainfall in
there since three decades ago. The hurricane then moved through the Bahamas as
a powerful category 4 storm with winds up to 249 kilometers per hour or 155 miles per hour.
September 16, 1928:
On late September 16th, the eye
wall passed over Palm Beach County near West Palm Beach, Florida with winds up
to 241 kilometers per hour or 150 miles per hour. This then generated a 3m or
10-foot storm surge. After directly crossing Lake Okeechobee, it moved northeast
while still remaining a category 4 hurricane. It then moved towards the coast of
eastern Georgia and the Carolinas and steadily weakened.
wall passed over Palm Beach County near West Palm Beach, Florida with winds up
to 241 kilometers per hour or 150 miles per hour. This then generated a 3m or
10-foot storm surge. After directly crossing Lake Okeechobee, it moved northeast
while still remaining a category 4 hurricane. It then moved towards the coast of
eastern Georgia and the Carolinas and steadily weakened.
September 20, 1928:
Over Virginia, the category 4 hurricane lost most of its
intensity and became a tropical storm. It then turned northwest and ultimately
merged with a low-pressure system near Toronto, Canada which then made it a
Tropical Depression once again.
intensity and became a tropical storm. It then turned northwest and ultimately
merged with a low-pressure system near Toronto, Canada which then made it a
Tropical Depression once again.