The 1928 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1928 and ended on November 30, 1928. Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 1928 season wasn’t very active, but was very eventful. Six tropical cyclones formed during the season. Four of those became hurricanes. Only one became a major hurricane. A Category 2 hurricane hit central Florida near Melbourne. Another hurricane hit southern Cuba, weakened to a tropical storm and grazed the southwest Florida coast. It made landfall near Apalachicola. A tropical storm hit Mexico in early September. However the most notable storm of the season was the Lake Okeechobee Hurricane. It began its life as a tropical disturbance off Cape Verde. It crossed to the Leeward Islands and started strengthening rapidly. It goes down in history as the first hurricane to have been recorded to reach Category 5 intensity in the Atlantic since 1851 (when the first records are available; other hurricanes could have reached Category 5 intensity undetected before this time). The entire breadth of the storm slammed into Puerto Rico with immense force. The destruction was nearly absolute; very little was left standing. Nearly a thousand people died on Puerto Rico alone. After devastating Puerto Rico it headed on a straight track for Florida. However, by this time it had slipped back down to a Category 4. The hurricane struck near Vero Beach. The dyke holding back Lake Okeechobee burst and a torrent of water was sent cascading across south Florida. Whole towns along the lake were flattened in a matter of hours. 3,411 people died in what is America’s second deadliest hurricane ever. Cemetery space quickly became scarce and bodies began being buried in mass graves. The storm that had caused so much destruction ended its days as an extratropical storm over western New York that petered out over Lake Erie. This article is about weather phenomena. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Apalachicola is a city located in Franklin County, Florida. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... The Okeechobee Hurricane (or San Felipe Hurricane) was a deadly hurricane that struck Peurto Rico and southern Florida in September 1928. ... The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ... Category 5 can refer to either: Category 5 cable used for carrying data Category 5 computer virus as classified by Symantec Corporation for the most severe threat level. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... Vero Beach has been the Spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948 Vero Beach is a city located in Indian River County, Florida. ... Dyke (normal International spelling) or Dike (normal American spelling) can mean several things: A dyke / dike is a long wall built to keep out the sea or enclose land. ... Lake Okeechobee, locally referred to as Lake O, The Big Lake, or simply The Lake is a freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. ... A mass grave is a grave containing more than one human corpse. ... Extratropical is a term used in advisories and tropical summaries to indicate that a cyclone has lost its tropical characteristics. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, the worlds largest such lakes. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1926 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1927 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Monthly Weather Review