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Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane 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 the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later.
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It was also the strongest landfalling hurricane in the United States in decades and the costliest hurricane to strike anywhere in the country, until it was surpassed by Katrina in 2005.
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On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made its first U.S. landfall along the eastern coast of the Florida Peninsula, with maximum sustained windspeeds of 141 miles per hour (227 kph) and gusts of 169 miles per hour (272 kph).
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In Dade County, Florida alone, Andrew’s fierce winds damaged or destroyed 125,000 homes, leaving at least 160,000 people homeless.
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Summary
Hurricane Andrew was a very powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It is 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. Andrew was also the strongest landfalling hurricane in the United States in decades and the costliest hurricane to strike anywhere in the country, until it was surpassed by Katrina in 2005. In addition, Andrew is one of only four tropical cyclones to make landfall in the continental United States as a Category 5, alongside the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, 1969's Camille, and 2018's Michael. While the storm also caused major damage in the Bahamas and Louisiana, the greatest impact was felt in South Florida, where the storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, with 1-minute sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph (265 km/h) and a gust as high as 174 mph (280 km/h). Passing directly through the city of Homestead in Dade County (now known as Miami-Dade County), the hurricane stripped many homes of all but their concrete foundations and caused catastrophic damage. In total, Andrew destroyed more than 63,500 houses, damaged more than 124,000 others, caused $27.3 billion in damage (equivalent to $53 billion in 2021),[nb 1] and left 65 people dead.
Hurricane Andrew - Wikipedia
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A tropical wave emerged from the west coast of Africa on August 14, 1992. The wave spawned a tropical depression on August 16 and became Tropical Storm Andrew on August 17. The development was slow, as the tropical system encountered an unfavorable environment, and the storm almost dissipated on August 20.
Hurricane Andrew’s 30th Anniversary - National Weather Service
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Hurricane Andrew : August 16-28, 1992 : Above: GOES 7 Visible Satellite Image of Hurricane Andrew south of Grand Isle, LA at 2231 UTC (5:31 PM CDT) on August 25, 1992 . Andrew 's…
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Hurricane Andrew hit southern Dade County, Florida, especially hard, with violent winds and storm surges characteristic of a category 5 hurricane. Maximum sustained windspeeds of 141 miles per hour (227 kph), with gusts of 169 miles per hour (272 kph), were recorded on 24 August 1992 just before landfall in Florida.
Hurricane Andrew (1992) - National Park Service
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