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On Wednesday's CoastLine: Storm of The Century - the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

WHQR | By Rachel Lewis Hilburn
Published June 7, 2021 at 12:23 PM EDT

The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 is the most powerful storm on record -- making landfall in the Florida Keys with sustained winds of 184 miles per hour. The death toll was staggering. In his book, Storm of the Century, Willie Drye explores why hundreds of military veterans were left to face such a massive storm with no shelter or means of escape.

On Wednesday's CoastLine, the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 is the most powerful storm on record -- making landfall in the Florida Keys with sustained winds of 184 miles per hour. The death toll was staggering. In his book, Storm of the Century, Willie Drye explores why hundreds of military veterans were left to face such a massive storm with no shelter or means of escape.

Listen for CoastLine Wednesday at noon on 91.3 FM. Find the podcast on Spotify, Stitcher, or iTunes. Write to us at coastline@whqr.org.

Guest: Willie Drye, Author of Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

This episode originally aired December 18, 2019.
Rachel Lewis Hilburn
Rachel hosts and produces CoastLine, an award-winning hourlong conversation featuring artists, humanitarians, scholars, and innovators in North Carolina. The show airs Wednesdays at noon and Sundays at 4 pm on 91.3 FM WHQR Public Media. It's also available as a podcast; just search CoastLine WHQR. You can reach her at rachellh@whqr.org.
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