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The Impact of Hurricane Andrew: A Retrospective on 1992's Devastating Storm

Hurricane Andrew formed as a tropical wave near Cape Verde on August 14, 1992, evolving into a powerful Category 5 hurricane by August 22. It made landfall in Florida on August 23, causing catastrophic damage with winds exceeding 170 MPH and resulting in over $26 billion in damages. Andrew continued to Louisiana, weakening but still causing significant destruction. The storm was a compact system, and its economic impact was felt in the Bahamas and southern Florida, causing 65 fatalities. This analysis reflects on Andrew's historical significance and its lasting effects.

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The Impact of Hurricane Andrew: A Retrospective on 1992's Devastating Storm

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  1. Hurricane Andrew Clifford TitusKelsie Walbert

  2. Start of Hurricane Andrew • Started near Cape Verde (off of the coast of Africa) as a tropical wave on August 14, 1992. • Became a tropical depression on August 16, 1992 • Depression grew stronger and became Andrew on August 17, 1992. • Andrew was considered a tropical storm on August 20, 1992 • Andrew reached hurricane strength on August 22, 1992 Information from NHC

  3. Cape Verde Islands Illustration from Wikipedia

  4. Andrew’s Path • Came across the Atlantic to first come in contact with the Bermuda Islands. • It later hit the southern coast of Florida (Homestead, Florida City, and parts of Miami) on August 23, 1992 as a Category 5* hurricane. • Andrew continued crossing the pan-handle of Florida, and losing intensity becoming a Category 4 hurricane. • It continued to Louisiana where it reached landfall again (Morgan City) on August 26, 1992 as a Category 3 hurricane, and was directed inland causing it to lose intensity. *Category of Hurricane was later changed to Category 5 from Category 4, references later in this presentation. Information from NHC and SP Times

  5. Hurricane Andrew’s Path Illustration from Wikimedia

  6. Time-Lapse Photo of Andrew Illustration from NASA

  7. Storm Category • Hurricane Andrew was originally labeled as a Category 4 Hurricane according to the Saffir-Simpson scale • The category was later upgraded on February 7, 2005 to a Category 5 Hurricane according to the Saffir-Simpson scale • Central Pressure is officially 922mb when reaching landfall in Florida Information from NHC

  8. Hurricane Andrew’s Landfall Illustration from NHC

  9. Winds and Storm Surges • Landfall windspeeds in Florida are estimated to have been between 144.6 MPH and 173.5 MPH • Landfall windspeeds in Louisiana are stated as 115 MPH • Andrew hit Florida at a time of high tide, creating a higher storm tide (sum of tide and storm surge) Information from NHC and Wikipedia

  10. Andrews Wind Intensity Illustration from Ocean-Pro

  11. Devastation of Andrew • Hurricane Andrew was at the time unprecedented in the cost of damage, causing more than 26 billion dollars of damage (for 1992 value of the US dollar) • Hurricane Andrew caused a total of 65 deaths Information from NHC

  12. Devastation of Andrew Continued… Illustrations from NHC

  13. Devastation of Andrew Continued… Illustrations from NHC

  14. Devastation of Andrew Continued… Illustrations from NHC and Wikimedia

  15. Devastation of Andrew Continued… Illustrations from Wikimedia

  16. Devastation of Andrew Continued… Illustrations from Wikimedia and SP Times

  17. Other Information pertaining to Hurricane Andrew • Hurricane Andrew caused unprecedented economic devastation throughout the Bahamas, southern Florida, and south-central Louisiana • Loss of life from this storm was remarkably low considering the destruction caused by this hurricane. • Andrew was a compact storm system: If it had been a little larger or hit landfall in Florida just a little bit north of where it hit, the damage would have been catastrophic. Areas that would have been more heavily affected are Miami, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, and Fort Lauderdale. • Hurricane Andrew left the New Orleans region mostly intact. Information from NHC

  18. Works Cited Preliminary Report, Hurricane Andrew. National Hurricane Center. <http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1992andrew.html#FOOT1> Hurricane Andrew. NASA <http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/andrew.html> Hurricane Andrew: After the Storm, 10 years later. St. Petersburg Times. <http://www.sptimes.com/2002/webspecials02/andrew/> Hurricane Andrew Pictures. Wikimedia. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Hurricane+Andrew&go=Go> Hurricane Andrew. Wikipedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew>

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