A hurricane's impacts often extend far from the coast after it makes landfall. One of the deadliest examples in U.S. history happened smack in the middle of Florida's Peninsula. On Sept. 16, 1928, 97 ...

Palm Beach County suffered the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history when on Sept. 16, 1928 it brought 150 mph wind and water walls as high as 20 feet around Lake Okeechobee. As many as 3,000 ...

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: First-hand account of aftermath of 1928 hurricane gives chilling details ...

While there was significant structural damage to a block home in the Lakeside subdivision in Kissimmee, Florida, no fatalities occurred in this area. Read full article: Volusia Sheriff’s Office puts ...

PAHOKEE, Fla. — The city of Pahokee marked 97 years since a historic and deadly hurricane swept across Lake Okeechobee and Palm Beach County. The "Okeechobee hurricane" claimed at least 2,500 lives.