Occurring in the days before storms were given names, the Labor Day hurricane, as it is commonly ... the island was cut off from the mainland, Key West had sustained relatively little damage.

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MIAMI - With the Port of Key West closed ahead of Hurricane Milton ... It was a really tough day today," Diaz added, noting that the outlook for the coming days isn't promising either.

and the casualties and widespread damage from flooding and high winds in towns like Cedar Key, Florida, call to mind another historic hurricane, the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. As one of the ...