miami hurricane miami hurricane designation fox caused fatalities florida despite moving miami area hurricane ninth tropical storm fifth hurricane season storm developed large low pressure area northwestern caribbean_sea october storm intensified tropical storm early day hurricane hours later fox significantly deepened peaking winds mph early october time fox landfall cuba fox crossed island emerged late october hurricane struck florida winds mph hours later hit fox emerged atlantic_ocean near early october storm moved northeastward later curved east northeast late october fox landfall bermuda winds mph fox weakened days later executed large cyclonic loop october extratropical east southeast newfoundland cuba homes cattle swept away flash flooding deaths injuries attributed tropical cyclone damage country reached million storm brought strong winds florida sustained wind speed mph naval air station key west heavy rainfall exceeding miami tornadoes contributed damage state homes severely damaged destroyed buildings demolished overall damage florida reached million deaths injuries bermuda buildings sides structures knocked electrical light wires telephone lines toppled island damage totaled million meteorological history large weak elongated low pressure area noted october developed tropical depression utc october situated southeast storm intensified tropical storm early october designated tropical storm fox real time fox included hours later storm intensified category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale reconnaissance flight hurricane late october indicated winds near center estimated mph early following day fox category hurricane utc system peaked category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph hour later fox landfall intensity cuba shortly utc october storm emerged prior thought fox briefly strengthened category hurricane winds mph instead revealed storm weakened mph aforementioned wind speed gust sustained wind fox weakened moving northeastward fell category hurricane intensity utc time landfall florida winds mph continuing northeastward hurricane struck near hours later intensity passing near miami early october fox briefly weakened category hurricane shortly emerged atlantic_ocean near quickly strengthened category hurricane island storm continued northeasterly trajectory open sea curving east northward october utc ship observed barometric pressure mbar inhg lowest relation cyclone hours later fox landfall bermuda winds mph storm fell category early october tropical storm status hours fox central atlantic days executed large cyclonic loop october october fox turned northward october began accelerate curving northeastward storm transitioned extratropical cyclone early october located east southeast newfoundland remnants absorbed cold hours later impact storm brought strong winds cuba wind gust mph havana city suffered considerable damage forcing police patrol nearly city left electricity portions neighborhood flooding reported trees famous street havana parts city falling trees rubble disrupted transportation heavy crop losses havana provinces rivers overflowed banks homes cattle swept away flash flooding overall hurricane left fatalities houses collapsing occupants additionally injuries estimated million damage storm cuban president president elect major general chief staff army assessed damage havana area developed plans recovery operated united_states weather_bureau predecessor national_hurricane_center issued hurricane warnings miami including florida keys october miami weather_bureau chief urged residents precautions concentrate advisories october hurricane warning revised include naples additionally warnings issued areas surrounding lake flooding concerns wartime housing project areas evacuated fled property inundated september hurricane car trains evacuated people area transported residents south florida boarded windows properties opened shelters people sought refuge hurricane reminiscent hurricane floyd produced minimal damage florida keys strong winds reported islands winds mph observed naval air station key west key buildings cyclone produced storm surge rainfall exceeded miami airport station streets city homestead city mayor reported water depths streets miami bridge located near damaged loose barge hurricane planes overturned damaged strong winds airport electrical outages occurred miami power lines snapped wind fire broke storm severely damaged meat market destroyed photo shop prior landfall hurricane produced tornadoes attained intensity modern scale tornado destroyed homes city damage reached tornado flipped cars inflicted extensive damage dairy farm tornado touched south demolished homes left damage seven injuries minutes later tornado struck homes west building containing stories lost roof homes incurred damage damaged destroyed losses reached observed wind gusts mph hurricane caused fatalities state weather_bureau considered unusual storm path densely populated miami metropolitan area passage hurricane september resulted pre existing damage destruction october hurricane overall homes destroyed suffered impact buildings demolished experienced damage total losses florida reached million included million property million crops electricity communications roads bahamas wind gusts reached mph grand bermuda impacted hurricane strong winds blowing roofs buildings including portion roof sides structures knocked electrical light wires telephone lines island naval base received minimal damage damages exceeded million
1948 Miami hurricane