The Hurricane of 1928 | Story of the Forgotten Ones | Stories of the Supernatural

The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was a savage storm that tore across the Caribbean killing thousands, before it made landfall in Florida at West Palm Beach on September 16-17, 1928. It tore across the Everglades to giant, shallow Lake Okeechobee, where uncounted thousands of migrant workers were harvesting fall crops.

A flimsy mud dike erected to hold back the lake was no match for the storm. The dike gave way, drowning thousands of migrants.

It was estimated that at least 3,000 died that in Florida, and some claim the number of deaths was higher. The body of the dead were buried in mass graves, others were buried by the shore of the lake where they were found since they had decomposed so badly, and many others were never found as their bodies were flung out into the Everglades.

It is no surprise that so many stories of shadowy beings on the shore of Lake Okeechobee are seen every year, especially on the anniversary of this deadly Hurricane which is September 17th.

Host – Marlene Pardo Pellicer

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