Okeechobee Hurricane (奧基喬比颶風(fēng))
Okeechobee Hurricane |
Time: Sep. 6– 20, 1928
Areas: Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Eastern Seaboard
Fatalities: 4,078 at least
Damage: US$100 million (1928 USD)
As of 2010, the Okeechobee hurricane, or San Felipe Segundo hurricane, is the only recorded Category 5 hurricane to hit Puerto Rico with maximum winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).