page_title: List of Florida hurricanes (1900–1949)
section_title: 1930–1939
hierarchical_section_title: List of Florida hurricanes (1900–1949) / 1930–1939
caption_attribution_description: English: Florida East Coast Railway Overseas Railroad relief train derailed near Islamorada, Florida during the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.
context_page_description: The list of Florida hurricanes from 1900 to 1949 encompasses 108 Atlantic tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in about $4 billion in damage. Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were directly responsible for about 3,550 fatalities during the time period, most of which from the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. The 1947 season was the year with the most tropical cyclones affecting the state, with a total of 6 systems. The 1905, 1908, 1913, 1927, 1931, 1942, and 1943 seasons were the only years during the time period in which a storm did not affect the Floridian coasts.
  The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, which also bears the distinction of being the strongest recorded hurricane to strike the United States. Several other major hurricanes struck the state during the time period, including the 1926 Miami Hurricane, the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, and a cyclone each in 1945 and 1949. All of these storms made landfall as Category 4 hurricanes.
context_section_description: August 9, 1930 – The second tropical storm of the season crosses through the center of the state; as it previously crossed the mountainous terrain of the Greater Antilles, the storm is severely weakened, and causes no reported serious damage in the state.
  August 30, 1932 – A tropical storm crosses the southern portion of the state, causing some minor structural damage and minor power outages.
  September 15, 1932 – A weak tropical storm produces light winds but no reported damage after hitting near Steinhatchee.
  July 30, 1933 – Moving ashore near Fort Pierce, a minimal hurricane causes minor damage to crops, roofs, and signs.
  August 20, 1933 – The sixth tropical storm of the season hits near Tallahassee, resulting in minor damage.
  September 1, 1933 – Passing to the south of Key West, a moderate hurricane produces light winds and minor damage in the Florida Keys.
  September 4, 1933 – A Category 4 hurricane strikes Jupiter, with its strong winds destroying 4 million boxes of citrus fruit. The passage of the hurricane results in $2 million in damage (1933 USD, $33 million 2008 USD) and two deaths.
  October 5, 1933 – Paralleling the Florida Keys before accelerating northeastward, a major hurricane drops heavy rainfall and spawns a tornado in Miami, resulting in minor damage and two injuries.
  May 27, 1934 – A tropical storm crosses the southern portion of the state, though its impact is unknown.
  July 22, 1934 – Moving southwestward into the northeastern portion of the state, a tropical storm produces gusty winds across the northern portion of the state.
  October 6, 1934 – The ninth tropical storm of the season hits near Pensacola, and causes no marked damage along its path.
  September 3, 1935 – The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 strikes Craig Key with sustained winds estimated at 185 mph (295 km/h) and gusts exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h), one of only three hurricanes to hit the United States at Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. A pressure of 892 mbar (26.35 inHg) is recorded at landfall, which at the time is the lowest reported pressure in the Western Hemisphere. A small but violent cyclone, the hurricane results in almost complete destruction over a distance of about 30 miles (48 km), much of it caused from its powerful storm surge. One estimate by the Red Cross indicates 409 fatalities in the Florida Keys, many of whom at war veteran work relief camps. It later hits near Cedar Key as a major hurricane, where it causes further damage and flooding.
  September 28, 1935 – Passing a short distance of Miami, a major hurricane produces moderate winds, but there is little damage along the coast.
  November 4, 1935 – A cyclone known as the Yankee Hurricane moves ashore near Miami after developing near Bermuda, and produces winds of up to 94 mph (152 km/h). The late-season storm results in a monetary damage total of $5.5 million (1935 USD, $87 million 2008 USD) across the southern portion of the state, much of it from roof damage. 5 deaths are reported in the state, with an additional 115 injuries.
  June 15, 1936 – The first storm of the season hits about 20 miles (32 km) south of Fort Myers, and while crossing the state drops up to 15 inches (380 mm) of precipitation. The passage of the storm results in some flooding damage, as well as three indirect deaths from a plane crash.
  July 29, 1936 – After moving across the southern portion of the state, a minimal hurricane moves ashore near Pensacola, causing fairly minor damage, largely limited to its second landfall. Four fatalities are indirectly related to the hurricane when a boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico.
  August 21, 1936 – A weak tropical storm makes landfall near Daytona Beach; it produces heavy rainfall but results in minimal damage.
  July 30, 1937 – The first storm of the season hits near Clearwater, dropping moderate precipitation which reaches 8.88 inches (225 mm) near its landfall location; minor damage is reported.
  August 30, 1937 – Cape Canaveral is struck by a tropical storm, and across the state it causes considerable minor damage. On the Florida Panhandle, its accompan
caption: Relief train derailed by storm surge during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 near Islamorada
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