What is 1935 Labor Day hurricane?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 | Type=hurricane | Year=1935 | Basin=Atl | Image location= | Image name= | Formed=[[August 29]], [[1935]] | Dissipated=[[September 10]], [[1935]] | 1-min winds=140 | Pressure=892 | Damages=6 | Inflated=0 | Deaths=408–600 direct | Areas=[[Bahamas]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]] | Hurricane season=[[1935 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} [[File:1935 Labor Day hurricane track.png|thumb|The hurricane's path]] The '''Labor Day Hurricane of 1935''' was the strongest [[tropical cyclone]] during the [[1935 Atlantic hurricane season]]. The second tropical cyclone, second hurricane, and second [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|intense hurricane]] of the season was the most intense [[List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes|Atlantic hurricane]] that affected the [[United States]], and it remains the first of three Category 5 hurricanes that struck the country. After forming as a weak tropical storm east of the [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]] on August 29, it slowly proceeded westward, became a hurricane on September 1, and underwent [[rapid deepening|rapid intensification]] prior to striking the upper [[Florida Keys]] on September 2. After landfall at its peak intensity, it continued northwest along the Florida west coast, and it weakened prior to landfall near [[Cedar Key, Florida|Cedar Key]] on [[September 4]]. The large and strong hurricane caused severe damage in the upper Florida Keys, and a [[storm surge]] about 18 to 20 feet affected the region. The hurricane's strong winds destroyed most of the buildings in the [[Islamorada, Florida|Islamorada]] area, and many [[World War I]] veteran workers were killed by the storm surge. Portions of the [[Overseas Railroad|Key West Extension]] of the Florida East Coast Railroad were severely damaged or destroyed. The hurricane also caused additional damage in northwest Florida, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and the [[The Carolinas|Carolinas]]. In total, more than 4