Many don't remember, but one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the United States occured on Labor Day of 1935. The storm hit the Florida Keys on September 2, 1935.

The storm had sustained winds of 185 mph, and has the third lowest pressure on record for the Atlantic Basin (Wilma-882mb, Gilbert-888mb, Labor Day FL Keys-892mb)

Over 400 people were killed from the storm, and nearly every structure near the town of Islamorada was leveled.

The storm continued it's track to the north, and brought heavy rain to Georgia, North and South Carolina.

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