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Top 10 Weather Events
BROWARD COUNTY
1. Major Hurricane; September 18,1926
155 mph sustained wind at Hillsborough Light (highest ever
measured in Florida); 50 deaths; devestated Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale |
2. Great Miami Hurricane; September 18,1926
50+ dead; 3500 structures damaged in Fort Lauderdale |
| 3. Lake Okeechobee Hurricane; September 16-17, 1928 |
4. Freeze and snow; January 19, 1977
One of most severe of century |
5. Severe Drought; June 1970-August 1971
Below average rain for 15 consecutive months; water table down 1 foot;
250,000 acres burned in Everglades |
6. Hurricane, October 12, 1947
Greatest S FL flooding ever; U.S. 1 closed Miami-Ft. Lauderdale;
Litte River overflowed |
7. Christmas Day Freeze; December 25, 1989
Electrical brown-outs; vegetation damage |
8. Storm of the Century; March 13-14, 1993
80+ mph gusts caused two deaths and blew down trees/power lines;
cold weather followed |
9. Tornadoes; March 1, 1980
158-206 mph; 1 death, 33 injuries, $6+ Million damage; 7 mile
path Ft. Lauderdale-Oakland Park |
10. Tornado; April 10, 1956
158-206 mph; 20 injuries |
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