hurricane king hurricane king severe hurricane strike city miami florida miami hurricane eleventh tropical storm major hurricanes atlantic hurricane season cyclone formed western caribbean_sea october initially moved northeastward slowly strengthening crossed cuba october causing seven deaths million damage usd reached peak intensity mph subsequently landfall downtown miami hurricane damaged houses southern florida severely destroyed inland king caused heavy crop damage particularly citrus industry weakening tropical storm king moved georgia caused isolated power outages minor damage united_states hurricane left fatalities million damage usd meteorological history origins hurricane king tropical depression developed north coast honduras october small system duration initially moved east east northeast time system considered weak broad depression producing convection thunderstorms honduras western cuba tracked east northeast tropical storm october system later given king alphabet tropical storm slowly intensified tracked cuba october king attained hurricane status passing jamaica quickly intensified day utc hurricane landfall west winds mph hurricane remained small city reported peak winds mph hours crossed central cuba weakened minimal hurricane entering king quickly intensified hurricane_hunters indicated maximum winds mph water time barometric pressure mbar eye miles diameter hurricane quickly intensified turned north northwestward early october king attained major hurricane status sixth final major hurricane season hours pressure dropped mbar eye contracted miles diameter utc october landfall downtown miami florida peak winds mph making category hurricane city weather_bureau office struck eastern eyewall recorded sustained winds mph gust estimated mph land compact hurricane weakened continued state crossing lake passed city recorded pressure mbar winds diminished southern western storm winds hurricane force locations eastern coastal florida early october king weakened tropical storm status north central florida later day weakened tropical depression western georgia king curved northwestward dissipating alabama october preparations impact caribbean early duration king produced widespread area convection spread honduras cuba located coast honduras reported rainfall prior landfall officials posted hurricane warnings eastern cuba bahamas crossing cuba produced winds mph hurricane killed seven people caused million usd damage country offshore freighter sunk storm prompting crew rescue cuban navy initial report people missing ship unknown related seven confirmed deaths country florida hours prior hurricane making landfall south cuba issued hurricane alert south florida hours landfall alert replaced hurricane warning advance warning time believed prevented deaths population considered warning causing additional damage executed improper preparations securing windows struck miami midnight local time compact area strong winds eye miles diameter western edge eye moved miami international airport reported wind gusts mph eastern struck miami weather_bureau office recorded sustained winds mph principal damage zone sharply defined area miles diameter boundaries damage resembled path tornado subsequent analysis indicated majority damage nature confirmed report damaging tornado landfall produced lightning near center confirmed occurrence florida weather_bureau considered king hurricane great miami hurricane hit area florida damage totaled million usd million miami metropolitan area hurricane damaged houses southern florida severely additionally trailer homes damaged severely total houses trailers destroyed miami area preliminary survey indicated store windows broken storm town people located north miami strong winds destroyed severely damaged houses leaving hundreds homeless airport winds damaged buildings destroyed plane north damage lighter consisting downed trees flooded streets path state strong winds observed lake mph gust orlando winds destroyed roof airport hangar central florida hurricane caused widespread damage crops properties damage crop heaviest region losses expected reach orange crop affected area reported total losses losses citrus crop considered better initially anticipated overall citrus crop damage totaled million million boxes destroyed additionally hurricane flooded km2 vegetable fields lake high winds rain caused heavy losses crops planted early autumn including snap beans beans pepper crops required snap sweet corn crops severely damaged farms fort pierce experienced heavy losses crop intense rainbands spread state eastern coastline inlet light near recorded sustained winds mph light recorded gust mph inland jacksonville reported sustained winds mph gusts mph jacksonville hurricane king left widespread power outages winds knocking trees power lines street flooding reported families required evacuation storm overall injuries state deaths woman florida man killed houses collapsed strong winds death occurred boy drowned flooded stream unconfirmed reports fourth person drowning boat capsized west hurricane major hurricanes category higher saffir simpson scale hit state time record storms intensity hit florida year repeated hurricanes hurricanes dennis united_states later duration king moved georgia weakening tropical storm dissipating storm brought heavy rainfall wind gusts mph causing hour power downing trees state king produced damage usd caused death united_states caused deaths million damage usd hurricane caused injuries severe aftermath hurricane passage officials deployed affected areas order maintain order quell looting florida total people filed damage claims receiving damage hurricane miami area insurance companies paid million compensate storm damage loss citrus crop prices briefly increased returned normal levels late october king season naming list alphabet decommissioned favor female names based population growth south florida estimated storm identical cause billion damage struck total roughly split counties
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