hurricane irma churn toward florida friday prompt governor plead residents evacuation zone flee home powerful immense storm slam southern half state sunday follow five deadly destructive hurricanes make landfall florida list chronological order great miami hurricane 1926 miami population boom early 1920s hurricanes strange phenomenon new residents eye storm come people wander outside deceptive calm eye pass catch guard deadly wind high wave outside miami flood lake okeechobee also cause many deaths storm kill least 372 people state okeechobee hurricane 1928 make landfall palm beach county florida unleash wave high 20 feet meter palm beach wealthy structure flatten south shore lake okeechobee migrant farm workers live flood water top dike least 2,500 people believe die storm florida accord national weather service florida key labor day hurricane 1935 hurricane strike florida key category high rank possible kill 200 world war one veterans key build highway storm rank intense hurricane hit unite state base record low barometric pressure read 26.35 inch accord national weather service generate wind speed 200 miles per hour 322 km per hour ravage key storm move north western coast florida turn inland 400 people die florida hurricane andrew 1992 hurricane strike south miami-dade county cause estimate 26 billion damage rank expensive storm u.s. history hurricane katrina inundate new orleans pummel part u.s. south 2005. dozen people directly kill storm florida others die indirect cause hurricane wilma 2005 death toll five victims florida low compare hurricanes wilma cause 20 billion property damage ramble across southern part state generate wind gusts 100 miles per hour 161 km per hour factbox florida 's deadly destructive hurricanes