Labor Day hurricane slams Florida Keys, claims more than 400 lives 80 years ago this hour (Sep 2 1935)

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Video: 'Weather History: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane'

(Monday, September 2, 1935, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — A Labor Day hurricane, the strongest and most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States, slammed into the Florida Keys today, claiming more than 400 lives.