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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.
Hurricane Andrew in the Gulf of Mexico on August 25. In the Gulf of Mexico, the eye remained well-defined as the hurricane turned to the west-northwest, a change due to the weakening of the ridge to its north. [12] Andrew steadily re-intensified over the Gulf of Mexico, reaching winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) by late on August 25. [8]
Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths. At the time, Andrew was the costliest North Atlantic hurricane in the history of the United States, though has since dropped to eighth after Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Irma, Maria, Sandy, Ida and Harvey. [65] [66]
Track Map of Hurricane Audrey, Saffir–Simpson Scale, 1957. Hurricane Audrey. Year: 1957. Death Toll: 416. ... Hurricane Andrew at Peak Intensity as a Category Five Hurricane on August 23, 1992.
Hours after Hurricane Andrew lay waste to South Miami-Dade 30 years ago, Florida’s governor surveyed the damage from the air. And the Korean War veteran was stunned. These places were damaged or ...
A satellite image showing Hurricane Andrew bearing down on the Atlantic coast of Florida in late August of 1992. (NOAA) Thirty years have passed since Hurricane Andrew dealt a catastrophic blow to ...
It raged from August 16 to August 28 during the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, impacting the northwestern Bahamas, southern Florida in the greater Miami area, and south-central Louisiana. Andrew caused $45 billion (2005 US dollars ) in damages (mostly in south Florida) and is the second most expensive hurricane in history (behind Katrina of ...
On this day 32 years ago, Andrew became a hurricane - the first named storm and the first hurricane of the 1992 season. Hurricane Hunters flying through the storm overnight found strong winds ...