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San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane (1928)
San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane in the federal records: the 1,535 cities near its track.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane (1928) passed within 75 miles of 1,535 cities on this site in 11 states, 630 of them while it was at hurricane strength. Its peak wind on the NHC track was 161 mph (Category 5); the track runs from September 6, 1928 to September 21, 1928. It is on this list for 161 mph winds on its track over Maunabo, PR, among the strongest near any city on this site. The most cities within 75 miles were in Florida (319), Pennsylvania (305), Virginia (216) and North Carolina (215).
- Cities within 75 mi
- 1,535
- Peak wind
- 161 mph
- NFIP claims
- —
- Deaths in NWS reports
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630 at hurricane strength
Category 5
none under its name
before 1996 or none
The full track, landfalls and every city it passed →
Where it came closest
| City | Closest | Wind on the track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maunabo, PR | overhead | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Yabucoa, PR | 5 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Humacao, PR | 11 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Punta Santiago, PR | 14 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Naguabo, PR | 18 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Vieques, PR | 20 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Ceiba, PR | 23 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Fajardo, PR | 27 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Luquillo, PR | 28 mi | Category 5 (161 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Las Piedras, PR | 13 mi | Category 5 (160 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Rio Grande, PR | 25 mi | Category 5 (160 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
| Patillas, PR | 1 mi | Category 5 (159 mph) | September 13, 1928 |
The 12 cities with the strongest wind on the NHC best track at its closest point, of 1,535 within 75 miles. Wind on the track is not the wind felt in the city.
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