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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]
In Louisiana, Andrew produced hurricane-force winds along its path, [13] damaging 23,000 homes and destroying 985 homes and 1,951 mobile homes. [47] An F3 tornado in St. John the Baptist Parish damaged or destroyed 163 structures. [48] 17 fatalities were reported in Louisiana, six of which were drowning victims offshore. [13]
1992: “Hurricane Andrew pretty much destroyed or damaged every facet of the zoo,” Magill said. More than 5,000 trees toppled at the then-named Miami Metrozoo. The Wings of Asia Aviary ...
On Aug. 24, 1992, the storm crashed ashore in southeastern Florida as a Category 5 storm with winds of 165 mph.
When Hurricane Andrew began brewing as a weak tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean in August of 1992, meteorologists believed it would dissipate before it could strengthen.
Hurricane Andrew threatened the city in 1992. Clearly a major killer storm which had already devastated parts of south Florida, it prompted the largest evacuation of the city to date. Andrew turned west of the city but prompted re-evaluation of emergency evacuation procedures. Hurricane Georges in 1998 precipitated an even larger evacuation.
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 ...