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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 />