Hurricane ..... bludgeoned its way through southwest Florida on Sept. 28 as one of the most powerful storms to ever strike the state, bringing fierce winds, unrelenting rains and drastic inundations to coastal communities and knocking out power to millions of customers.

2023

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Hurricane ____ bludgeoned its way through southwest Florida on Sept. 28 as one of the most powerful storms to ever strike the state, bringing fierce winds, unrelenting rains and drastic inundations to coastal communities and knocking out power to millions of customers.

A	Andrew
B	Charley
C	Ian
D	Irma

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -And while the National Hurricane Center has now adjusted Katrina’s death toll downward to 1, 392, from an earlier estimated 1, 833 deaths, it still accounts for the second-highest U.S. death toll for weather disasters in modern times.

Detailed explanation-2: -With a wind speed of 185 mph at landfall, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 is the strongest hurricane ever to hit the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the morning of Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cayo Costa, Florida, a barrier island west of Fort Myers in Lee County. A Category 4 storm, Ian packed 150 mph sustained winds and 10-15 feet of storm surge, making it one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in Florida.

Detailed explanation-4: -Warm ocean waters and thunderstorms fuel power-hungry hurricanes. Hurricanes form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave-a low pressure area that moves through the moisture-rich tropics, possibly enhancing shower and thunderstorm activity.

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