Key support Supporting was gained Getting from the Governor of Texas , which prevented Preventing_or_letting mass arrest or a worse outcome , but rail transport ended Process_end in St. Louis and the remaining members of the group began Process_start a difficult march Self_motion by foot .

Initially projected to strike Attack the central Gulf Coast , the hurricane unexpectedly veered Self_motion toward the east on August 30 , then stalled Temporary_stay just 50 mi ( 80 km ) west of Cedar Key , Florida .

Destruction was greatest near the shore and on islands such as Cedar Key and Dog Island , though tornadoes spawned Coming_to_be by the hurricane Catastrophe swept Scouring through communities and mobile home parks well inland .

Indirectly , the hurricane Catastrophe produced Manufacturing heavy precipitation that peaked at 23.28 inches ( 591 mm ) in Key West .

Easy executed a cyclonic loop , moved Motion northeastward to hit Arriving near Cedar Key , Florida , executed a second loop , and hit Attack western Florida again .

Due Causation to the hurricane Catastrophe remaining Temporary_stay near the northwest Florida coast for an extended Change_event_time period of time , Easy produced Creating severe rainfall and strong waves , resulting in Causation heavy damage Damaging in the Cedar Key area .

It was first held Hold on Miami Beach , but besides a tenure at Bicentennial Park , and briefly being held at Virginia Key in 2019 , it has primarily been held at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami .

The hurricane Catastrophe intensified Cause_change_of_strength rapidly , passing Motion_directional near Long Key on the evening of Monday , September 2 .

The storm Catastrophe continued Motion northwestward along the Florida west coast , weakening Cause_change_of_strength before its second landfall near Cedar Key , Florida , on September 4 .

Portions of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway were severely damaged Damaging or destroyed Destroying .

In the Tampa Bay area and Cedar Key , minor roof damage Damaging to houses and street flooding Motion occurred Coming_to_be .

The Spiti and Parachu valleys in particular suffered Bodily_harm the greatest damage being on the north-south Kaurik-Chango fault , causing Causation damage Damaging to landmarks such as Key Monastery and Tabo Monastery .

In December 2012 , then Prime Minister John Key said Telling he would apologise Judgment_communication in person to the families of the deceased , for the Government 's weak regulations and inadequate inspection regime .

After emerging Coming_to_be into the Straits of Florida on September 21 , the storm resumed intensification , before striking Attack near Boca Chica Key , Florida with winds of 120 mph ( 195 km/h ) .

The storm Catastrophe was considered the worst in Key West since the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane .

Key events occurred Coming_to_be on 8 August 1988 and therefore it is known as the 8888 Uprising Violence .