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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.
Hurricane Andrew: Collapse of 2 masts Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter, Cape Race, Canada February 2, 1993: Guyed steel lattice mast 411 Material fault Fatigue failure of the eyebolt head in a compression cone insulator on structural guy caused swing-in damage, which resulted in structural collapse LORAN-C transmitter Kargaburan, Kargaburan, Turkey
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900 Death Toll: 6,000–12,000 Financial Impact: Estimated $30 million at the time (~$700 million adjusted for inflation) At the time, 38,000 people lived in ...
Andrew caused a then-record $26.5 billion in damage, the Miami Herald reported on Andrew’s 25th anniversary. Homestead was a town of about 26,000 people in 1992 when Andrew arrived.
Damage in Louisiana totaled to $150,000 (2002 USD, $260,000 2024 USD). September 5, 2002 – Tropical Storm Fay develops offshore the Louisiana coast before making landfall in Texas as a moderate tropical storm. West of Cameron, Fay causes a storm surge as high as 2.5 ft (0.76 m), resulting in minor beach erosion and coastal highway flooding. [17]
The first named storm of the 1992 Atlantic season, Andrew had only been a tropical storm on Friday, Aug. 21, when Kottlowski was briefing one of the company's cli
Hurricane Andrew ended Florida's 42-year streak of no direct hits from a hurricane. It's legacy and lessons endure 30 years later. Category 5 Hurricane Andrew broke 42-year lucky streak, shattered ...
Shattered homes, debris-strewn streets and flooded communities were left along the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ida as rescuers worked to save stranded residents.