when was hurricane andrew in florida
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Restoration, Creation, and Recovery Effects of Hurricane Andrew (1992) on Wetlands in Southern Florida and Louisiana Hurricane Andrew moved across southern Florida at an average forward speed of 18 mph (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1992). As it crossed southern Florida, Andrew left a path of destruction 25 miles wide and 60 miles long (Gore, 1993).
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Top Ten Hurricanes that Caused Most Damage in the U.S. 5) Hurricane Andrew. When Hurricane Andrew struck Dale County in Florida as a Category 5 storm in 1992, it ranked as the costliest storm on record, causing $26.5 billion in damage. Hurricanes Katrina and Ike have since topped that figure, however.
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Preliminary Report Hurricane Andrew 16 - 28 August, 1992 The region of high pressure held steady and drove Andrew nearly due west for two and a half days beginning on the 22nd. Andrew was a category 4 hurricane when its eye passed over northern Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas late on the 23rd and then over the southern Berry Islands in the Bahamas early on the 24th. After leaving the Bahamas, Andrew continued moving westward toward southeast Florida.
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Chapter 5 Middle America Andrew is responsible for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. The hurricane caused $26.5 billion in damage in the United States, of which $1 billion occurred in Louisiana and the rest in south Florida. The vast majority of the damage in Florida was due to the winds.
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- Tropical Storm Colin formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on June 7, 2016. Poll finds Floridians, except millennials, much more concerned about hurricane strike. Concern about a hurricane hitting Florida has doubled in the last year, a new poll finds. That's not true for millennials, many of whom give the prospect of a hurricane strike a shrug. A Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey released Tuesday found 67 percent of Floridians feel it is at least somewhat...
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10 years later: Remembering hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne Hurricane Charley. It started with Hurricane Charley when its made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida on Aug. 13, 2004. The storm caused $15 billion in damage and killed 10 people in the United States. At the time, Charley was the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
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- Andrew first became a tropical depression on August 16 and on August 17, became the first tropical storm of the season.The storm moved rapidly west and northwest during the next few days and on August 22 had reached hurricane strength. Landfall was made in southern Florida August 24th at approximately 5:00 am.ndrew first became a tropical depression on August 16 and on August 17, became the first tropical storm of the season.
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- Hurricane Andrew was not the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike the U.S. mainland, but the compact, fast-moving storm remains one of the strongest and costliest on record.hile storm surges often cause the bulk of damage during hurricanes, in Andrew’s case, high wind speeds proved most destructive. Whole neighborhoods were flattened and thousands of homes lost their roofs; more than 90 percent of mobile homes in affected areas were destroyed.
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- Hurricane Andrew: Faces in the aftermath. 1  Photographs from the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald Archive from the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. 2  Miami Herald photographers reflect on the iconic images they shot during Hurricane Andrew and tell their stories of the storm.
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Andrew Andrew was a Category 5 at landfall, with maximum sustained winds of  165 mph and a minimum central pressure of 922 millibars. It it one of only three Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the United States since 1900 (the others being the 1935 Florida Keys Labor Day storm and Hurricane Camille in 1969).
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How did Hurricane Andrew start? Quick Answer. Hurricane Andrew began as a tropical wave that crossed the west coast of Africa into the tropical North Atlantic on August 14, 1992. Two days later, after it passed just south of the Cape Verde islands, the wave became a tropical depression. Tropical Storm Andrew formed August 17 and became a hurricane three days later due to vertical wind shear.
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Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida Overall, Andrew caused 44 fatalities and $25.3 billion in damage (1992 USD, $42.7 billion 2016 USD) in Florida alone, making it the costliest hurricane to hit the state. Of the 44 deaths, 15 were direct fatalities, while 29 were indirectly caused by the storm.
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List of Florida hurricanes The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar (hPa; 26.35 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States.
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Hurricane Gordon (2000) Hurricane Gordon (2000) Hurricane Gordon caused minor damage in the Eastern United States. The seventh named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Gordon developed in the extreme western Caribbean Sea from a tropical wave on September 14. Shortly thereafter, the depression moved inland over the Yucatán Peninsula and later emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on September 15. The depression began to quickly organize, and by early on September 16, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Gordon ...
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- Twenty-two mobile homes destroyed at Briny Breezes by tornadoes sparked by hurricane; one man dies in Lake Worth. September 7-8, 1965 Outer edge of Hurricane Betsy’s 60 mph wind gusts causes minor damage in Palm Beach County as hurricane moves through Florida Keys.
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Hurricane Andrew Before moving ashore Andrew caused extensive damage to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to $500 million in losses for oil companies. It produced hurricane-force winds along its path through Louisiana, leaving about 152,000 without electricity.
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Hurricanes/Tropical Cyclones In this animation of satellite observations from August 17-20, 2012, Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens into a hurricane as an eye became visible on Aug. 18 just before Gordon affected the Azores Islands.
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What Caused Hurricane Andrew? Quick Answer. Hurricane Andrew formed from a tropical wave near Africa, according to the University of Rhode Island. The storm grew to a tropical depression and then a tropical storm as it moved across the ocean. Eventually, the wind reached hurricane levels. Continue Reading.
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Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille. Hurricane Camille, the USA's second strongest 20th century hurricane, hit the Gulf Coast in 1969. Camille became a hurricane on Aug. 15, 1969 south of Cuba and began quickly growing that night as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico. On the morning of Aug. 17, when Camille was centered about 250 miles south of Mobile, Ala., an Air Force reconnaissance plane measured a barometric pressure of 26.84 inches of mercury and winds of more than 200 mph.
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- Hurricane Andrew is a good example of a very intense tropical cyclone of small size. It had 922 mb central pressure and 230 km/hr sustained winds at landfall in Florida, but had tropical storm force winds extending out to only about 150 km from the center.
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Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida 22 years ago: A look back at the storm as it happened Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida 22 years ago: A look back at the storm as it happened. This was Miami Herald staff writer Arnold Markowtiz’s report from the morning of Aug. 24, 1992. This was Miami Herald staff writer Arnold Markowtiz’s report from the morning of Aug. 24, 1992.
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Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help Hurricane Irma hit Florida as a Category 4 storm the morning of Sept. 10, 2018, ripping off roofs, flooding coastal cities, and knocking out power to more than 6.8 million people. By Sept. 11, Irma weakened significantly to a tropical storm as it powered north toward Georgia and Alabama.
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Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida 22 years ago: A look back at the storm as it happened Hurricane Andrew, the most fearsome storm to hit South Florida in decades, howled ashore early today with 138-mile- an- hour winds, killing at least two and leaving a path of destruction from Fort Lauderdale to the Florida Keys.
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Preliminary Report Hurricane Andrew 16 - 28 August, 1992 Andrew weakened when it passed over the western portion of the Great Bahama Bank and the pressure rose to 941 mb. However, the hurricane rapidly reintensified during the last few hours preceding landfall when it moved over the Straits of Florida.