#13 Labor Day Hurricane (1935)
Duration: August 29-September 10, 1935
Origin: Atlantic Ocean, east of the Bahamas
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 892 millibars
The most destructive Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall on the United States, the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 destroyed much of Florida from the keys all the way up north to Georgia and the Carolina. The hurricane left a death toll of almost 500 individuals, both civilian and military veterans, most of whom were at the Veteran Work Camps located in the Florida keys.
#12 Typhoon Gilbert (1988)
Duration: September 8-19, 1988
Origin: Atlantic Ocean east of Barbados
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 888 millibars
Hurricane Gilbert was a very powerful tropical cyclone that intensified into a Category-5 hurricane as it brought havoc to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It is the most intense storm in history to hit Mexico and is also one of the largest storms in terms of size, measuring 575 miles (925 km) in diameter. The hurricane left 318 people dead and caused almost $3 billion in damages along its course
