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Browse FLH ArticlesThe Okeechobee Hurricane Strikes Florida
1928 — Florida's Deadliest Hurricane Disaster. A powerful hurricane drove Lake Okeechobee over its low embankments, overwhelming communities along the southern shore and killing at least 2,500 people.