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Overall, Andrew caused $25.3 billion (1992 USD) in damage and 44 fatalities in the state of Florida alone. However, other estimates report that Andrew created $32 billion in overall damage. [1] Of the 44 deaths, 15 were direct fatalities, while 29 were indirectly caused by the storm.
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 .
Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Cutler Bay. The Deering Estate was seriously damaged by Hurricane Andrew on Aug. 24, 1992. This photo was published in The Miami Herald newspaper on Aug. 30 ...
At that point, Andrew was just the third Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 1935 and was the most destructive and costliest hurricane in Florida history. Since then ...
From 1975 to 1999, 83 Atlantic hurricanes have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in at least $45 billion (2008 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were directly responsible for 54 fatalities during the period.
One of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US has killed 20 people in Florida, five in Virginia, three in North Carolina and one in Georgia, Death toll from Florida hurricane at least 29 ...
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 ...
That includes 97 who died in North Carolina, 41 in South Carolina, 33 in Georgia, 19 in Florida, 11 in Tennessee and two in Virginia, a USA TODAY Network analysis found.