September 15, 1945: A Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Homestead, FL. Sustained winds of 145 mph gusting to over 170 at times completely destroyed the Homestead Army Air Corps Base. Thousands of homes across FL were damaged or destroyed. There were 26 fatalities, 22 of which were in the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas. More information can be found here.