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Across the state, the hurricane damaged 23,000 homes and destroyed 985 homes and 1,951 mobile homes; private property damage was estimated at $1 billion. The high winds destroyed large areas of sugar and soybean crops, estimated at $289 million in damage. [90] Strong winds also left at least 230,000 people without electricity. [92]
Farther north, Andrew significantly damaged three buildings in Immokalee, including a massive packinghouse. Thousands of power outages occurred, especially in East Naples, Everglades City, and Marco Island. [47] Throughout Collier County, Andrew destroyed 80 mobile homes and severely damaged 400 others. [48]
About 49,000 homes were destroyed and 108,000 were damaged, according to the National Weather Service. ... hurricane prep workshops and a one-night photography exhibit of Hurricane Andrew damage ...
The winds destroy 25,524 homes and damage 101,241 others in southern Florida, leaving up to one-quarter million people temporarily homeless. In Homestead, more than 99% of all mobile homes are completely destroyed. Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths.
Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts over 200 mph as a Category 5 storm on Aug. 24, 1992. ... It destroyed 25,000 homes in South Florida and damaged more ...
After striking on Aug. 24, 1992, Andrew killed 65 people, destroyed 63,000 homes, left 175,000 homeless, and in the immediate aftermath, left a million people without power. ...
The following decade featured seven hurricanes causing at least a billion in damage. In the 1990s, twelve tropical cyclones accrued at least a billion in damage, including Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The system greatly exceeded the damage figure of any preceding tropical cyclone, causing $27.3 billion in damage, mostly in South Florida. Nineteen ...
The Wall of Wind can create Category 5 hurricane winds for testing life-size structures. Margi Rentis/Florida International UniversityIn an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some ...