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The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane or Hurricane San Felipe Segundo was a deadly hurricane that struck Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and southern Florida in September of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane killed at least 4,075 people and caused around $100 million (1928 US dollars) in damages over the course of its path. It was the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane ever officially recorded in the Atlantic basin.
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