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Hurricane Andrew was a compact, but very powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed, and remained the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later .
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Hurricane Andrew lasted from mid to late August 1992. The hurricane developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 14. Tracking westward due to a ridge, favorable conditions allowed it to develop into Tropical Depression Three on August 16 in the deep tropical Atlantic Ocean. The cyclone gradually intensified ...
Track Map of Hurricane Audrey, Saffir–Simpson Scale, 1957 ... Severe Pavement Damage of Eastbound Lanes of U.S. Highway 90 From Hurricane Camille, 1969. ... Hurricane Andrew at Peak Intensity as ...
In this file photo from Sept. 10, 1992, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden bears the mark of Hurricane Andrew, the Category 5 storm that made landfall in Homestead, about 25 miles south, on Aug. 24 ...
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. Andrew hammered Homestead and the rest of South Miami-Dade, killed ...
When Andrew struck Florida and Louisiana in August, it became the second-costliest hurricane to hit the United States. Damages were estimated to be about $26.5 billion and 68 people were killed. [ 2 ]
The name Andrew was retired following the 1992 season, but had the historic hurricane been given a different name, the implications could have impacted the name of other disastrous tropical ...