Two years later , the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane claimed 2,500 lives when Lake Okeechobee once again surged over its levees .
The 1926 Miami Hurricane caused Lake Okeechobee levees to fail ; hundreds of people south of the lake drowned .
Two years later , the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane claimed 2,500 lives when Lake Okeechobee once again surged over Lake Okeechobee 's levees .
The 1926 Miami Hurricane caused Lake Okeechobee levees to fail ; hundreds of people south of the lake drowned .