From Facebook: US National Weather Service Miami Florida

On this date in 1947, a Category 4 hurricane slammed onshore the South Florida coast at Broward County.

Hillsboro Inlet Light near Pompano Beach recorded sustained winds of 122 mph with a peak gust of 155 mph! 

This is actually the 4th strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the United States in terms of maximum sustained winds (Camille in 1969 is #1, the "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 is #2, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 is #3). 

So although another wet day is in store for South FL today, we can be thankful that we aren't dealing with what occurred 66 years ago to date!