Hurricane Jeanne. Palm trees at Vero Beach,Florida,USA,being blown by violent winds as Hurricane Jeanne approaches land on 25 September 2004. Jeanne hit land at Hutchinson Island,Florida (just south of Vero Beach),just before midnight on the same day. At the time it hit,it was classified as a category 3 hurricane,which indicates winds between 178 and 209 kilometres per hour. The winds killed 5 people,brought down power lines,spawned tornadoes and caused flash floods. Jeanne was the fourth and final hurricane to strike Florida in the 2004 season |