https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2
1935 – The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Labor_Day_hurricane
| Source: HURDAT[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hPa | inHg | ||||
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Pressure | ||
| Most intense Atlantic hurricanes | |||||
| 1 | Wilma | 2005 | 882 | 26.05 | |
| 2 | Gilbert | 1988 | 888 | 26.23 | |
| 3 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 892 | 26.34 | |
| 4 | Rita | 2005 | 895 | 26.43 | |
| 5 | Allen | 1980 | 899 | 26.55 | |
| 6 | Camille | 1969 | 900 | 26.58 | |
| 7 | Katrina | 2005 | 902 | 26.64 | |
| 8 | Mitch | 1998 | 905 | 26.73 | |
| Dean | 2007 | ||||
| 10 | Maria | 2017 | 908 | 26.81 | |
| †Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: HURDAT,[13] Hurricane Research Division[14] | |||||
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| Mph | Km/h | ||||
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Wind speed | ||
| Strongest U.S. landfalling hurricanes† | |||||
| 1 | “Labor Day” | 1935 | 185 | 295 | |
| 2 | Karen | 1962 | 175 | 280 | |
| Camille | 1969 | ||||
| 4 | Andrew | 1992 | 165 | 265 | |
| 5 | "Okeechobee" | 1928 | 160 | 260 | |
| 6 | "Guam" | 1900 | 155 | 250 | |
| Maria | 2017 | ||||
| “Last Island” | 1856 | 150 | 240 | ||
| “Indianola” | 1886 | ||||
| “Florida Keys” | 1919 | ||||
| “Freeport” | 1932 | ||||
| Charley | 2004 | ||||
You might want to note the years on all those intense hurricanes and see no increase in recent years from the slight increase in global temperatures.
My pick also. Mike.
I can recall, as a five year old child, seeing pictures on the front page of the New York Daily News, showing damage done locally. One picture showed a straw imbedded in a tree, where the awful wind had opened the pores of the tree.
V-J Day
carl and pj, a couple of oldies but goodies........thanks!