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Ron DeSantis: “The Okeechobee Hurricane in 1928 was the most deadly…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Highlights Florida's Preparedness for Hurricane Season

Published | Video Starts at 12:20

But you go back and look at the Labor Day hurricane in the 1930s. Still to this day the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Florida. You look at The Okeechobee Hurricane in 1928 was the most deadly hurricane ever to hit state of Florida. And then of course in more recent years we've had a period where after 10 years with no hurricanes, we had six major hurricanes in a seven year period. (12:20–12:28)

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Asserts that the Okeechobee Hurricane in 1928 was the deadliest in Florida's history.

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