Worst Labor Day hurricanes in US history

Satellite photo of Hurricane Frances at Florida landfall the day before Labor Day in 2004.

Hurricanes have cast a tragic pall over a number of Labor Day weekends the past several decades. These are the five worst storms based on damage and loss of life.

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Great Labor Day hurricane (1935)

On Labor Day 1935, an unnamed storm barreled across the Florida Keys. It was the most intense of only five Category 5 storms on record to strike the U.S. coastline, packing winds of 185 mph. The Sept. 2 hurricane destroyed...

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