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  2. Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida - Wikipedia

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    The aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in Lakes by the Bay. Although storm surge caused severe damage, most of the impact in Miami-Dade County was due to very strong winds. In Homestead , one of the hardest hit communities, it was estimated that more than 99.2% of mobile homes were completely destroyed, with only 9 of the city's 1,176 mobile homes ...

  3. Hurricane Andrew - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. These places were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Andrew ...

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    Hours after Hurricane Andrew lay waste to South Miami-Dade 30 years ago, Florida’s governor surveyed the damage from the air. And the Korean War veteran was stunned.

  5. What Hurricane Andrew did to us. See how the ‘Big One’ in ...

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    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. ... Photo from the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew at a location in ...

  6. 30 years after Hurricane Andrew: How resilient is South Florida?

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    After striking on Aug. 24, 1992, Andrew killed 65 people, destroyed 63,000 homes, left 175,000 homeless, and in the immediate aftermath, left a million people without power. ...

  7. Meteorological history of Hurricane Andrew - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Hurricane Andrew leaves impact on South Florida 30 years later

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    Residents who were living in South Florida 30 years ago will never forget Aug. 24, 2022.

  9. List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present) - Wikipedia

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    August 13 – Hurricane Charley struck southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Its eye crossed Cayo Costa and later the mainland at Punta Gorda, before crossing the state with much of its intensity retained. A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was ...