What is the worst hurricane to hit Florida?

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What is the worst hurricane to hit Florida

The Great Miami Hurricane 1926
3
13%
San Felipe Lake Okeechobee Hurricane 1928
4
17%
The Labor Day Hurricane 1935
7
30%
Hurricane Donna 1960
0
No votes
Hurricane Ethel 1960 lol
0
No votes
Hurricane Betsy 1965
0
No votes
Hurricane Agnes 1972
0
No votes
Hurricane Eloise 1975
0
No votes
Hurricane Andrew 1992
7
30%
Hurricane Opal 1995
0
No votes
Hurricane Charley 2004
2
9%
Hurricane Frances 2004
0
No votes
Hurricane Jeanne 2004
0
No votes
 
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Jim Cantore

What is the worst hurricane to hit Florida?

#1 Postby Jim Cantore » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:52 am

This is an intresting one with the Andrew anniverary tommorow

The question is not the most powerful or the deadliest nor costliest

its all those combined

cost, deaths, strength together should determine the storm that winds (get it winds)

Mind you Ivan was not included cause it hit alabama
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Re: What is the worst hurricane to hit Florida?

#2 Postby wxmann_91 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:56 am

Mind you Ivan was not included cause it hit alabama


Neither should Ethel because it didn't hit Florida either.

Otherwise, this is a good poll, pretty hard for me, either Labor Day 1935, Great Miami Hurricane 1926, or Hurricane Andrew 1992, but I voted for the Great Miami Hurricane.
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#3 Postby Jim Cantore » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:07 am

Ethel is my gag answer

I tease that storm constantly
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#4 Postby Jim Cantore » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:08 am

Anyway I had to go with the San Felipe Lake Okeechobee Hurricane

3000 deaths, 150mph at landfall, and if it hit today 25 Billion+ in damage
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