Impact
In the Bahamas, the lowest pressure, recorded at 945 mbar (27.90 inHg), was measured on Harbour Island. The duration of the passage of the eye was 30 minutes. Winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) affected Harbour Island; some estimates placed winds near 140 mph (220 km/h). Homes and property received significant damage. The wireless station and the Commissioner's Office lost their roofs. Additionally, the southern wall of the office was blown down. Several homes and churches lost roofs. The local government school and water pumping station were demolished; the pumping station's machinery was damaged. A jetty was destroyed west of the Government Dock, and one packinghouse was destroyed. 37 dwellings were demolished, leaving 100 residents homeless. In Lower Bogue, Eleuthera, many homes were destroyed, including a teacher's house. A sloop and a motor vessel was destroyed. Governor's Harbour reported winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mbar (28.30 inHg). Government property received slight damage, but private property incurred more extensive destruction. A portion of a road, measuring 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, was destroyed at James Cistern. Public works received minimal damage in Hatchet Bay and Gregory Town; however, the settlements received extensive damage. In Spanish Wells, farms received widespread and significant damage; fruit trees, including citrus, banana, and pear crops, were destroyed by the storm. Spanish Wells also reported sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) during the hurricane. Five homes were destroyed, and tanks were unroofed. The Board of Education School was shifted on its foundation, and the Gospel Hall was adversely affected. Six boats were destroyed at Palmetto Point, where the wharf and a packinghouse was demolished. No fatalities occurred on Eleuthera or Harbour Island.
In Florida, significant destruction extended from Palm Beach to Vero Beach. Some homes were completely destroyed, while numerous homes were blown from their block foundations. West Palm Beach experienced minor damage, which consisted of the destruction of trees, shrubbery, and plate glass windows. The city reported winds near 80 mph (130 km/h), and the lowest pressure was 974 mbar (28.77 inHg). Electrical transmission wires were severely damaged from north of West Palm Beach to Fort Pierce; many power poles were broken or blown down by the winds. The city of Stuart received severe damage from the effects of wind and water. In Stuart, some citrus groves lost 100 percent of the trees. 75 percent of the roofs in the town were blown away or severely damaged. Many chicken coops were destroyed, and the local chicken population was scattered and dispersed as far as Indiantown. The National Guard offered shelters for at least 400 homeless residents; at the time, the town's population encompassed 5,100 people. In the community of Olympia Beach, located north of Jupiter Inlet, homes received significant structural damage. Additionally, the destruction of trees and shrubbery was widespread. Four million boxes of citrus fruit, comprising 16 percent of the total crop, were blown from the trees across the state. The greatest losses occurred in the Indian River region from Stuart to Fort Pierce. Heavy rainfall produced localized flooding in several counties across the state. In Tampa, more than seven inches (178 mm) of precipitation resulted in the collapse of the Tampa Electric dam on September 7. Flooding occurred in the southern half of Palm Beach County. Two fatalities were reported in Florida, both of which occurred in the Stuart area. One farm worker was crushed by a collapsing home, and airborne debris killed one child. Damages in Florida reached $2,000,000 (1933 USD).
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