Hurricane Ian: Deadliest storm to hit Florida since 1935

By Rachel Schilke

Published October 4, 2022 5:29pm ET

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Hurricane Ian: Deadliest storm to hit Florida since 1935 — Hurricane Ian is set to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit Florida since 1935, when the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed over 400 people. Death toll estimates in Florida have risen above 100, with a large portion of the deaths coming from Lee County. Most of those deaths were from drowning. HURRICANE IAN: DESANTIS […]

Hurricane Ian is set to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit Florida since 1935, when the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed over 400 people.

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