Key Largo Hurricane Damage

Adam housley reports from key largo.

Key largo hurricane damage. The compact and intense hurricane caused catastrophic damage in the upper florida keys as a storm surge of approximately 18 to 20 feet 5 5 to 6 1 m swept over the low lying islands. While the hilton key largo at mile marker 97 was hit hard by winds and waves the hotel brand rebuilt it as part of its curio collection of. While many key largo hotels and motels suffered damage from irma for the most part the damage was repairable. The hurricane s strong winds and the surge destroyed nearly all the structures between tavernier and marathon.

Key largo suffered somewhat less damage than islamorada. The hurricane intensified rapidly passing near long key on the evening of monday september 2. A cnn report on monday showed the key largo hot spot in tatters. The bayside property at mile marker 96 was.

The fourth tropical cyclone third tropical storm second hurricane and second major hurricane of the 1935 atlantic hurricane season the labor day hurricane was the first known category 5 hurricane on record to strike the contiguous united states. Its best known attraction john pennekamp coral reef state park an undersea park lost docks and other above water. The winds of the 1935 labor day hurricane may have reached 200 miles per hour at times more than enough to slice the roof and second story off the hotel matecumbe in the village of islamorada. Aerial footage reveals the extent of damage to key largo florida in the wake of hurricane irma get the latest headlines.

Since they take so long to get through an area the destruction is considerable and if you re on the back side or dirty side of a florida keys hurricane you ll have even more damage. The hilton key largo was the exception.