The Cuba-Florida hurricane struck near Sarasota, Florida on October 19th, 1944. The hurricane crossed the state, reaching the Atlantic coast near Jacksonville.
The hurricane again made landfall just north of Savannah Georgia and passed through South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The area between Sarasota and the Everglades had the most damage with extremely high tides, a maximum tide of 28 feet.
Finally, the hurricane killed nearly 18 people in Florida and about $100 million in damage to the city, and nearly all of the citrus farms were destroyed. Although you're probably thinking that that was it, the hurricane was at its peak near Cuba, killing about 300 people, and most of Havana harbor was littered with sunken ships and caused a lot of damage in money.