1926 Miami hurricane
The 1926 Miami Hurricane (or the Great Miami Hurricane) was a very large and violent tropical cyclone. The hurricane caused a lot of damage in the Miami metropolitan area of southern Florida and in the Bahamas.[1]
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Surface weather analysis of the storm over South Florida on September 18 | |
| Formed | 11 September 1926 |
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| Dissipated | 22 September 1926 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 150 mph (240 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 930 mbar (hPa); 27.46 inHg (estimated) |
| Fatalities | 372–539+ |
| Damage | $78.58 million (1926 USD) (Costliest U.S. hurricane when adjusted for wealth normalization) |
| Areas affected | Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana |
| Part of the 1926 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The storm caused $78.5 million in damage to the United States. Estimates from 2010 put the damage at $165 billion, meaning the storm surpasses Katrina as the costliest U.S. hurricane.
Between 372 and 540 deaths happened because of the hurricane.
1926 Miami Hurricane Media
Damage to a home near Miami, Florida
Damage on Fort Lauderdale beach, near Port Everglades
Remains of a bridge at Baker's Haulover Inlet
Damage on Miami Beach
Damage to Knight's Chapel in Nokomis
Bridge swept away at Pensacola
Panoramic view of Downtown Miami after the hurricane, wryly titled "Miami's New Drydock"
Destruction of vegetation near Miami
A damaged homesite in the Miami area
Damage to a homesite near Miami, Florida, following the 1926 Miami hurricane
References
- ↑ "Deadliest, Costliest and Most Intense Hurricanes 1851 to 2010" (PDF). NOAA. Retrieved Sep 18, 2016.
