Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

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The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was a catastrophic Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that devastated the Florida Keys, killing hundreds and causing extensive destruction, including the ruin of major infrastructure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic hurricane
Category 5 hurricane
natural disaster
tropical cyclone
affectedArea Atlantic coast of the United States
Florida Keys
Florida Panhandle
Georgia
Key West, Florida
surface form: Key West

Middle Keys
surface form: Middle Florida Keys

South Carolina
Florida Keys
surface form: Upper Florida Keys
alsoKnownAs Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
surface form: 1935 Labor Day hurricane

Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
surface form: Great Labor Day Hurricane
basin Atlantic Ocean
caused extreme winds
flooding
heavy rainfall
infrastructure destruction
storm surge
classification Cape Verde-type hurricane
countryAffected United States of America
surface form: United States
damageType catastrophic
deathsEstimate over 400
over 400 people
deathsRange 408–423
destroyed bridges in the Florida Keys
railroad infrastructure in the Florida Keys
sections of the Overseas Railway
dissipatedOn September 10, 1935
formedIn 1935
formedOn August 29, 1935
impactedPopulation World War I veterans working on federal relief projects in the Florida Keys
locationOfGreatestImpact Florida Keys
surface form: Upper Florida Keys
lowestCentralPressure_hPa 892
lowestCentralPressure_inHg 26.35
lowestCentralPressure_mbar 892
madeLandfallAs Category 5 hurricane
madeLandfallIn Florida
Florida Keys
madeLandfallOn September 2, 1935
maximumCategory Category 5
maximumSustainedWinds_km_h 295
maximumSustainedWinds_mph 185
notableFor being one of the most intense hurricanes to strike the United States
devastation of the Florida Keys
having one of the lowest recorded central pressures for a U.S. landfalling hurricane
high death toll among World War I veterans
partOf 1935 Atlantic hurricane season
region Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic
season hurricane season
struckOnHoliday Labor Day weekend
surface form: Labor Day
year 1935

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Overseas Railroad (historic) destroyedBy Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
subject surface form: Overseas Railroad
Overseas Railroad (historic) damageEvent Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
subject surface form: Overseas Railroad
this entity surface form: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane
Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 alsoKnownAs Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
this entity surface form: 1935 Labor Day hurricane
Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 alsoKnownAs Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
this entity surface form: Great Labor Day Hurricane