These storms battered the coasts before "Global Warming" was a thing. All of them Cat 4 and 5 Hurricanes. There always were bad storms.
Galveston Hurricane, 1900: Category 4 storm hit. 8,000 people died and destroying 3,600 buildings.
Florida Keys Hurricane, 1919: Also known as the 'Atlantic Gulf Hurricane,' this storm sank 10 ships in the Florida Straits, drowning 500, 287 - 600 dead/missing 12 ft. Storm surge. Why beach houses are built on stilts.
Great Miami Hurricane, 1926: Category 4 hurricane passed directly over downtown Miami, at the Total damage was estimated at $105 million (1926 U.S. dollar value). The official death toll was 373, Up to 800 people missing believed died.
Okeechobee Hurricane, 1928: This Category 4 storm had already devastated the Caribbean, killing
2,500+ many bodies washed into the swamp and not found.
Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane, 1935 U.S., this hurricane caused at least 408 deaths in the Florida Keys, With winds of 185 mph
New England Hurricane, 1938: "Long Island Express" moving at 47mph, when it land. About 600 people died , 8,900 buildings destroyed , 63,000 residents homeless, and 2 billion trees flattened. One of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes in recorded history.