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overflowing of the lake along its southwestern shore. <br /> Hurricane of September 1933. This major Category 3 <br /> hurricane passed over Jupiter Island with a barometric <br /> pressure of 947.5 millibars (27.98 inches). Maximum winds <br /> recorded were 127 mph. There was considerable property <br /> damage all along the Florida east coast, mostly in the area <br /> between Jupiter and Ft. Pierce. Severe waterfront damage <br /> was reported in Stuart, located in Martin County. <br /> Hurricane of August 1949. This Category 3/Category <br /> 4 hurricane made landfall in Florida between Delray and Palm <br /> Beach with winds of 130 mph and a barometric pressure of <br /> 954.0 millibars (28.17 inches). As it moved inland, its center <br /> passed over the northern part of Lake Okeechobee. The <br /> levees in that area held, and no major flooding occurred. <br /> Damages in Florida were estimated at $45 million. Tides of <br /> 11.3 feet at Ft. Pierce, 8.5 ft at Stuart, and 6.9 ft at Lake Worth <br /> were reported. Statewide, over 500 people lost their homes as <br /> a result of this storm. <br /> Tropical Storm (Florence) of September 1960. <br /> Tropical Storm Florence deposited a total of 10 to 11 inches of <br /> rain countywide over a 5-day period from 20 to 25 September <br /> 1960. Fortunately, the previous month's rainfall had been <br /> rather low, and overall flooding was not extensive. The most <br /> significantly damaged area was in the Allapattah Marsh area <br /> north of the St. Lucie Canal. Several dike systems failed and <br /> allowed water to overrun several ranches. <br /> Hurricane Andrew ofAugust 1992. Hurricane Andrew <br /> was a small and ferocious Cape Verde hurricane that wrought <br /> unprecedented economic devastation along a path through the <br /> northwestern Bahamas, the southern Florida peninsula, and <br /> south-central Louisiana. Damage in the U.S. was estimated to <br /> be near 25 billion, making Hurricane Andrew the most <br /> expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. The tropical cyclone <br /> struck southern Dade County, Florida, especially hard, with <br /> violent winds and storm surges characteristic of a Category 4 <br /> hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale, and with a <br /> central pressure (922 millibars) that is the third lowest this <br /> century for a hurricane at landfall in the U.S. In Dade County <br /> alone, the forces of Hurricane Andrew resulted in 15 deaths <br /> and up to one-quarter million people left temporarily homeless. <br /> Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 19 <br />