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At least 12 mobile homes in the community suffered damage, including one losing its roof. [45] A county commissioner described the tiny community of Copeland as "80 percent destroyed". Farther north, Andrew significantly damaged three buildings in Immokalee, including a massive packinghouse.
About 49,000 homes were destroyed and 108,000 were damaged, according to the National Weather Service. ... hurricane prep workshops and a one-night photography exhibit of Hurricane Andrew damage ...
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.
The winds destroy 25,524 homes and damage 101,241 others in southern Florida, leaving up to one-quarter million people temporarily homeless. In Homestead, more than 99% of all mobile homes are completely destroyed. Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths.
Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts over 200 mph as a Category 5 storm on Aug. 24, 1992. ... It destroyed 25,000 homes in South Florida and damaged more ...
Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts over 200 mph as a Category 5 storm on Aug. 24, 1992. Andrew hammered Homestead and the rest of South Miami-Dade, killed ...
An EF0 tornado in Cape Coral damaged 11 homes, leaving $103,000 in damage. [88] August 21–22 – Hurricane Bill produced waves between 5 and 6 ft (1.5 and 1.8 m) along the east coast of Florida, resulting in one fatality at New Smyrna Beach. [89] August 28 – Wave heights reached 7 ft (2.1 m) from Tropical Storm Danny off eastern Florida. [90]
Hurricane Andrew all but destroyed parts of South Miami-Dade 30 years ago. ‘I saw things that defied physics.’ What it was like to survive Hurricane Andrew in Miami