Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm Beach County suffered the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history when on Sept. 16, 1928 it brought 150 mph wind and water ...

It’s not often that the powers-that-be make an about-face, but once in a while it happens. And once in a while it pays off. In 1947 a hurricane caused severe flooding along the Kissimmee River between ...

PAHOKEE, Fla. — The city of Pahokee marked 97 years since a historic and deadly hurricane swept across Lake Okeechobee and Palm Beach County. The "Okeechobee hurricane" claimed at least 2,500 lives.

A hurricane's impacts often extend far from the coast after it makes landfall. One of the deadliest examples in U.S. history happened smack in the middle of Florida's Peninsula. On Sept. 16, 1928, 97 ...