The
1928 Haiti hurricane was considered the worst
tropical cyclone in
Haiti since the
1886 Indianola hurricane. The second tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the
season, the storm developed from a
tropical wave near
Tobago on August 7. Steadily intensifying as it moved northwestward, the system passed through the southern
Windward Islands. Upon entering the Caribbean Sea early on August 8, the tropical depression strengthened into a tropical storm. On August 9, the storm strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane. The next day, the hurricane peaked with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h). After striking the
Tiburon Peninsula of
Haiti, the cyclone began weakening and fell to tropical storm intensity on August 12. By midday on the following day, the storm made landfall near
Cienfuegos,
Cuba. Upon emerging into the
Straits of Florida, the storm began to re-strengthen. Early on August 13, it struck
Big Pine Key,
Florida, as a strong tropical storm. Weakening slowly while moving north-northwestward, the system made another landfall near
St. George Island. After moving inland, the tropical storm slowly deteriorated and dissipated over
West Virginia on August 17.