Hurricane Andrew Miami Florida

It caused an estimated 26 billion damage in the united states making it at the time the most expensive natural disaster in.
Hurricane andrew miami florida. The effects of hurricane andrew in florida proved to be at the time the costliest disaster in the state s history as well as the then costliest on record in the united states. Hurricane andrew which killed at least 10 people in dade county knocked out. Hurricane andrew became south florida s most devastating hurricane after it hit the homestead area south of miami 28 years ago monday. It struck south miami dade county then known as dade county during the pre dawn hours on monday august 24th 1992.
In fact many news crews were stationed in north miami beach hallandale. That storm hurricane andrew made landfall southwest of miami in 1992 killing 65 people destroying 63 000 homes and inflicting 26 5 billion in economic losses. Andrew took many by surprise as it struck south miami. It is the most destructive hurricane to ever hit florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed and was the costliest in financial terms until hurricane irma surpassed it 25 years later it was the strongest landfalling hurricane in decades and the.
Homestead hurricane andrew local news miami news miami cbsmiami it was 28 years ago today august 24th that hurricane andrew roared ashore and pummeled south miami dade. Following its passage through the bahamas andrew made landfall near homestead florida as a category 5 hurricane on august 24. Homestead is a city within miami dade county in the u s. Hurricane andrew struck south miami dade on aug.
State of florida between biscayne national park to the east and everglades national park to the west. Hurricane andrew was the strongest and most devastating hurricane on record to hit southern florida. Hurricane andrew formed from a tropical wave on august 16 1992 in the tropical atlantic ocean it moved west northwest and remained weak for several days due to strong wind shear. This is the account on the front page of the miami herald.
Hurricane andrew was a powerful and destructive category 5 atlantic hurricane that struck the bahamas florida and louisiana in august 1992.