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Hurricane Andrew

May 04, 2023

For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Andrew.

Hurricane Andrew was a very powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It is 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. Andrew was also the strongest landfalling hurricane in the United States in decades and the costliest hurricane to strike anywhere in the country, until it was surpassed by Katrina in 2005. In addition, Andrew is one of only four tropical cyclones to make landfall in the continental United States as a Category 5, alongside the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, 1969's Camille, and 2018's Michael. While the storm also caused major damage in the Bahamas and Louisiana, the greatest impact was felt in South Florida, where the storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, with 1-minute sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph (266 km/h) and a gust as high as 174 mph (280 km/h). Passing directly through the cities of Cutler Bay and Homestead in Dade County (now known as Miami-Dade County), the hurricane stripped many homes of all but their concrete foundations and caused catastrophic damage. In total, Andrew destroyed more than 63,500 houses, damaged more than 124,000 others, caused $27.3 billion in damage (equivalent to $53 billion in 2021),[nb 1] and left 65 people dead.

Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew at peak intensity near the Bahamas on August 23
Meteorological history
FormedAugust 16, 1992 (August 16, 1992)
ExtratropicalAugust 28
DissipatedAugust 29, 1992 (August 29, 1992)
Category 5 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds175 mph (280 km/h)
Lowest pressure922 mbar (hPa); 27.23 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities65 total
Damage$27.3 billion (1992 USD)
Areas affectedThe Bahamas; Florida, Louisiana, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic states
IBTrACS
Part of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season
General

Effects

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Andrew began as a tropical depression over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on August 16. After spending a week without significantly strengthening itself in the central Atlantic, the storm rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane while moving westward towards the Bahamas on August 23. Though Andrew briefly weakened to Category 4 status while traversing the Bahamas, it regained Category 5 intensity before making landfall in Florida on Elliott Key and then Homestead on August 24. With a barometric pressure of 922 hPa (27.23 inHg) at the time of landfall in Florida, Andrew is the sixth most-intense hurricane to strike the United States. Several hours later, the hurricane emerged over the Gulf of Mexico at Category 4 strength, with the Gulf Coast of the United States in its dangerous path. After turning northwestward and weakening further, Andrew moved ashore near Morgan City, Louisiana, as a low-end Category 3 storm. The small hurricane curved northeastward after landfall and rapidly lost its intensity, becoming extratropical on August 28, and merging with the remnants of Hurricane Lester and a frontal system over the southern Appalachian Mountains on August 29.

Andrew first inflicted structural damage as it moved through the Bahamas, especially in Cat Cays, lashing the islands with storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and tornadoes. About 800 houses were destroyed in the archipelago, and there was substantial damage to the transport, water, sanitation, agriculture, and fishing sectors. Andrew left four dead and $250 million in damage throughout the Bahamas. In parts of southern Florida, Andrew produced severe winds; a wind gust of 177 mph (285 km/h) was observed at a house in Perrine. The cities of Florida City, Homestead, Cutler Ridge, and parts of Kendall received the brunt of Andrew. As many as 1.4 million people lost power at the height of the storm; some for more than one month. In the Everglades, 70,000 acres (280 km2) of trees were downed, while invasive Burmese pythons began inhabiting the region after a nearby facility housing them was destroyed. Though Andrew was moving fast, rainfall in Florida was substantial in a few areas (less in others); the rainfall peaked at 13.98 inches (355 mm) in western Dade County. Andrew was considered a "dry hurricane" by multiple media networks.[1][2] In Florida, Andrew killed 44 and left a then-record $25 billion in damage.

Prior to making landfall in Louisiana on August 26, Andrew caused extensive damage to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to $500 million in losses for oil companies. It produced hurricane-force winds along its path through Louisiana, damaging large stretches of power lines that left about 230,000 people without electricity. Over 80% of trees in the Atchafalaya River basin were downed, and the agriculture there was devastated. Throughout the basin and Bayou Lafourche, 187 million freshwater fish were killed in the hurricane. With 23,000 houses damaged, 985 others destroyed, and 1,951 mobile homes demolished, property losses in Louisiana exceeded $1.5 billion. The hurricane caused the deaths of 17 people in the state, 6 of whom drowned offshore. Andrew spawned at least 28 tornadoes along the Gulf Coast, especially in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. In total, Andrew left 65 dead and caused $27.3 billion in damage. Andrew is currently the ninth-costliest Atlantic hurricane to hit the United States, behind only Katrina (2005), Ike (2008), Sandy (2012), Harvey (2017), Irma (2017), Maria (2017), Ida (2021), and Ian (2022) as well as the ninth-costliest Atlantic hurricane, behind the aforementioned systems. The storm is the third-strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland by wind speed (165 mph (266 km/h).[3]

Meteorological history

Main article: Meteorological history of Hurricane Andrew
 
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
  Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

A tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa on August 14. A ridge of high pressure to its north caused the wave to move quickly westward. An area of convection developed along the wave axis to the south of the Cape Verde islands, and on August 15, meteorologists began classifying the system with the Dvorak technique. The thunderstorm activity became more concentrated, and narrow spiral rainbands began to develop around a center of circulation. It is estimated that Tropical Depression Three developed late on August 16, about 1,630 mi (2,620 km) east-southeast of Barbados.[4] Embedded within the deep easterlies, the depression tracked west-northwestward at 20 mph (32 km/h).[5] Initially, moderate wind shear prevented strengthening, until a decrease in shear allowed the depression to intensify into Tropical Storm Andrew at 12:00 UTC on August 17.[4]

By early August 18, the storm maintained convection near the center with spiral bands to its west as the winds increased to 50 mph (80 km/h).[6] Shortly thereafter, the storm began weakening because of increased southwesterly wind shear from an upper-level low.[4] On August 19, a Hurricane Hunters flight into the storm failed to locate a well-defined center[7] and on the following day, a flight found that the cyclone had degenerated to the extent that only a diffuse low-level circulation center remained; observations indicated the barometric pressure rose to an unusually high 1,015 mbar (29.97 inHg). The flight indicated that Andrew maintained a vigorous circulation aloft. After the upper-level low weakened and split into a trough, the wind shear decreased over the storm. A strong high pressure system then developed over the southeastern United States, which built eastward and caused Andrew to turn to the west.[4] Convection became more organized as upper-level outflow became better established.[8] An eye formed, and Andrew attained hurricane status early on August 22, about 650 mi (1,050 km) east-southeast of Nassau, Bahamas.[4] In the forecast issued six hours after becoming a hurricane, the cyclone was predicted to make landfall near Jupiter, Florida, with winds of 105 mph (169 km/h) on August 25.[9] This underestimated both the strength and the speed of the storm, which would eventually make landfall in South Florida.[4]

 
A sequence of satellite images depicting Hurricane Andrew (from right to left) on August 23–25

The hurricane accelerated westward into an area of highly favorable conditions, and began to rapidly intensify late on August 22; in a 24‑hour period the atmospheric pressure dropped by 47 mbar (1.388 inHg) to a minimum of 922 mbar (27.23 inHg).[4] On August 23, the storm attained Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, reaching peak winds of 175 mph (282 km/h) a short distance off Eleuthera island in the Bahamas at 18:00 UTC.[nb 2][10] Despite its intensity, Andrew was a small tropical cyclone, with winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) extending out only about 90 mi (140 km) from the center.[11] After reaching that intensity, the hurricane underwent an eyewall replacement cycle.[12] At 21:00 UTC on August 23, Andrew made landfall on Eleuthera as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).[10] The cyclone weakened further while crossing the Bahama Banks, and at 01:00 UTC on August 24, Andrew hit the southern Berry Islands of the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h).[10] As it crossed over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, the hurricane rapidly re-intensified as the eye decreased in size and its eyewall convection deepened.[4] At 08:40 UTC on August 24, Andrew struck Elliott Key as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of 165 mph (266 km/h) and a pressure of 926 mbar (27.34 inHg). About 25 minutes after its first Florida landfall, Andrew made another landfall just northeast of Homestead, with a slightly lower pressure of 922 mbar (27.23 inHg).[10] This barometric pressure made Andrew the most intense hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Camille in 1969 and the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Florida since the Labor Day hurricane of 1935.[4] The United States would not experience another landfall from a hurricane at Category 5 intensity until Hurricane Michael in 2018.[13]

Most intense landfalling tropical cyclones in the United States
Intensity is measured solely by central pressure
Rank System Season Landfall pressure
1 "Labor Day" 1935 892 mbar (hPa)
2 Camille 1969 900 mbar (hPa)
Yutu 2018
4 Michael 2018 919 mbar (hPa)
5 Katrina 2005 920 mbar (hPa)
Maria 2017
7 Andrew 1992 922 mbar (hPa)
8 "Indianola" 1886 925 mbar (hPa)
9 "Guam" 1900 926 mbar (hPa)
10 "Florida Keys" 1919 927 mbar (hPa)
Source: HURDAT,[14] Hurricane
Research Division[15]

As the eye moved onshore in Florida, the convection in the eyewall strengthened due to increased convergence, and Hurricane Hunters reported a warmer eyewall temperature than two hours prior. However, Andrew weakened as it continued further inland, and after crossing southern Florida in four hours, the storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h).[4] 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.[16] Andrew steadily re-intensified over the Gulf of Mexico, reaching winds of 145 mph (233 km/h) late on August 25.[10] As the high pressure system to its north weakened, a strong mid-latitude trough approached the area from the northwest. This caused the hurricane to decelerate to the northwest, and winds decreased as Andrew approached the Gulf Coast of the United States.[4]

At 08:30 UTC on August 26, the cyclone made landfall about 20 mi (32 km) west-southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana, with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).[10] Andrew weakened rapidly as it turned to the north and northeast, falling to tropical storm intensity within 10 hours. After entering Mississippi, the cyclone deteriorated to tropical depression status early on August 27. Accelerating northeastward, the depression began merging with the approaching frontal system, and by midday on August 28, Andrew had lost its tropical identity while located over the southern Appalachian Mountains.[4] The storm's remnants continued moving towards the northeast, fully merging with the remnants of Hurricane Lester and the frontal zone over the Mid-Atlantic, in Pennsylvania, on August 29.[17][18][19]

Post-analysis on Andrew revealed that the storm was often stronger than operationally reported between early on August 22 and early on August 26. In real time, the National Hurricane Center assessed its peak intensity as 150 mph (240 km/h),[20] which was upgraded to 155 mph (249 km/h) in a post-storm analysis after the season ended.[4] However, a 2004 paper by Christopher Landsea and others concluded that Andrew became a Category 5 hurricane near the Bahamas on August 23 and reached maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (282 km/h). The paper also indicated that Andrew briefly re-intensified into a Category 5 hurricane around the time of landfall in South Florida early on August 24. The storm was found to have been slightly stronger than originally assessed while approaching Louisiana, but the landfall winds were decreased from 120 to 115 mph (193 to 185 km/h).[10]

Preparations

 
Visual comparison of Hurricane Floyd and Hurricane Andrew while at similar positions and nearly identical intensities

Bahamas

Main article: Effects of Hurricane Andrew in The Bahamas

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, who took office while the storm was active, urged residents to "take this hurricane seriously".[21] Before the hurricane passed through the Bahamas, forecasters predicted a storm surge of up to 18 ft (5.5 m), as well as up to 8 in (200 mm) of rain.[22] On August 22, hurricane watches were issued from Andros and Eleuthera islands northward through Grand Bahama and Great Abaco. They were upgraded to hurricane warnings later that day, and on August 23, additional warnings were issued for the central Bahamas, including Cat Island, Exuma, San Salvador Island, and Long Island, Bahamas. All watches and warnings were discontinued on August 24.[4] Advance warning was credited for the low death toll in the country.[23] A total of 58 shelters were opened at churches, government buildings, and schools.[21]

Florida

Main article: Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida
 
Hurricane Andrew shortly after landfall near Homestead

Initially, forecasters predicted tides up to 14 ft (4.3 m) above normal along the east coast of Florida, near the potential location of landfall.[24] Rainfall was projected to be between 5 and 8 in (130 and 200 mm) along the path of the storm. In addition, the National Hurricane Center noted the likelihood of isolated tornadoes in Central and South Florida during the passage of Andrew on August 23 and 24.[25] Several tropical storm and hurricane warnings were issued for much of Central and South Florida, from Titusville on the east coast to Venice on the west coast. Included in the warnings were Lake Okeechobee and all of the Florida Keys. By 18:00 UTC on August 24, all watches and warnings issued were discontinued after Andrew progressed into the Gulf of Mexico.[4]

Governor Lawton Chiles declared a state of emergency and activated about one-third of the Florida National Guard. Many residents evacuated, most voluntarily, from Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Martin, Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, and Sarasota counties. A total of 142 shelters opened in these counties and collectively housed at least 84,340 people.[26] In Dade County alone, 515,670 people were ordered to evacuate.[27] As Andrew was approaching, an estimated 20,000–30,000 tourists were in the Florida Keys (Monroe County).[28] Overall, almost 1.2 million people evacuated, which contributed to the low number of fatalities, despite the intensity of the storm.[4] Many evacuees also checked into hotels, with rooms completely booked as far north as Ocala. Ultimately, the sheer number of evacuees led to likely the largest traffic jam in the history of Florida, mostly along Interstate 95. United States Coast Guard vessels on or near the Florida coastline were either secured onshore or sent to ride out the storm at sea.[29] Government offices and public and private schools were closed from Monroe County northward to St. Lucie County.[30] Many colleges and universities in southeast Florida also closed.[31] Major airports such as the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood,[31] Key West,[32] Miami,[21] and Palm Beach international airports closed.[31]

Gulf Coast of the United States

 
Satellite image of Hurricane Andrew approaching Louisiana

Shortly after the storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico from southern Florida, the National Hurricane Center issued hurricane watches and warnings for the Gulf Coast of the United States beginning at 13:00 UTC on August 24. After the initial hurricane watch from Mobile, Alabama, to Sabine Pass, Texas, the watches and warnings were expanded to eventually include areas from Mobile, Alabama, to Freeport, Texas. All watches and warnings on the Gulf Coast were discontinued late on August 26 after the hurricane moved inland over Louisiana.[4]

Due to the hurricane's threat, workers fled oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, while the Coast Guard moved their boats inland.[33] Officials in Mississippi suggested that about 100,000 people evacuate the coastal counties.[34] Shelters were opened in Hancock and Harrison counties, though only 68 people went to a shelter in the former.[35] Gambling ships were moved into harbors and inland canals. Two run-offs for special legislative elections scheduled for August 25 were postponed.[34]

In Louisiana, Governor Edwin Edwards declared a state of emergency.[33] About 1.25 million people evacuated from the central and southeast Louisiana,[4] while approximately 60,000 others fled parishes in southwest Louisiana.[36] A mandatory evacuation from Grand Isle was ordered by Mayor Andy Valence and the city council.[37] In New Orleans, Mayor Sidney Barthelemy ordered the evacuation of about 200,000 residents in the low-lying areas of the city.[38] Nine shelters were opened in the city, which were occupied by thousands of people.[34] In response to computer simulations showing that storm surge from a tropical cyclone like Hurricane Andrew could over-top the levees, workers closed 111 floodgates.[38] The New Orleans International Airport closed, with jumbo jets being flown to other airports. A total of 250 members of the Louisiana National Guard patrolled the streets during the storm. The Red Cross assisted with opening a shelter at the University of Southwest Louisiana's Cajundome in Lafayette, equipped to handle about 2,000 people.[34]

In Texas, about 250,000 people evacuated Orange and Jefferson counties.[4] Galveston City Manager Doug Matthews advised residents to develop an evacuation plan in case the city chose to call for evacuations.[39] The city later decided against ordering an evacuation.[40] School was canceled on August 25 for Beaumont, Port Arthur, and other areas of central Jefferson County,[39] while schools were closed in Dickinson, High Island, Hitchcock, La Marque, Santa Fe, and Texas City on August 26. College of the Mainland, Galveston College, and Texas A&M University at Galveston were also closed.[41] Emergency management crews in Corpus Christi began testing emergency generators and severe weather gear.[39] The Comal County chapter of the Red Cross placed their disaster alert teams on standby and ready to respond if the hurricane threatened the Corpus Christi area.[42]

Impact

Costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricanes
Rank Hurricane Season Damage
1  3  Katrina 2005 $125 billion
 4  Harvey 2017
3  4  Ian 2022 $113 billion
4  4  Maria 2017 $90 billion
5  4  Ida 2021 $75 billion
6  ET  Sandy 2012 $65 billion
7  4  Irma 2017 $52.1 billion
8  2  Ike 2008 $30 billion
9  5  Andrew 1992 $27 billion
10  5  Michael 2018 $25 billion
Source: National Hurricane Center[43][44][nb 3][nb 4]

Even though Andrew was a small tropical cyclone for most of its lifespan, it caused extreme damage, especially in the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. The vast majority of the damage was as a result of extremely high winds, although a few tornadoes spawned by Andrew caused considerable damage in Louisiana. Throughout the areas affected, almost 177,000 people were left homeless. Outside of the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana, effects were widespread, although damage was minimal. Overall, $27.3 billion in losses[43] and 65 fatalities were attributed to Andrew,[4] although many other estimates range as high as $36 billion.[45] Andrew was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history at the time, but is now ninth following hurricanes Katrina (2005), Ike (2008), Sandy (2012), Harvey (2017), Irma (2017), Maria (2017), Ida (2021), and Ian (2022).[46]

Bahamas

Main article: Effects of Hurricane Andrew in The Bahamas

In the Bahamas, Andrew produced hurricane-force winds in North Eleuthera, New Providence, North Andros, Bimini, and the Berry Islands.[47] The storm first struck North Eleuthera,[48] where it produced a high storm surge.[23] At a small village in the northwestern portion of the island, more than half of the houses were destroyed and the rest of the buildings sustained minor to major damage. One person drowned from the surge in Lower Bogue, Eleuthera, and two others died in The Bluff. On Current Island, the hurricane destroyed 24 of the 30 houses.[49] Harbour Island, near Eleuthera, reported wind gusts of 138 mph (222 km/h) – the strongest gust speed observed in the Bahamas during Andrew's passage.[4] News reports indicated severe damage to 36 houses on Harbor Island.[50]

Andrew produced several tornadoes in the area.[51] At the capital city of Nassau, sustained winds reached 92 mph (148 km/h), while gusts up to 115 mph (185 km/h) were reported.[4] Only minor damage occurred in Nassau, according to the Bahamas Red Cross,[50] but on the private island of Cat Cay, many expensive homes sustained heavy damage.[52] Much of the northwestern Bahamas received damage,[51] with estimated monetary losses reaching $250 million.[4] A total of 800 houses were destroyed, leaving 1,700 people homeless. Additionally, the storm caused severe damage to the sectors of transport, communications, water, sanitation, agriculture, and fishing.[50] Four deaths in the country were attributed to the hurricane, of which three were direct;[4] the indirect fatality was due to heart failure during the passage of the storm.[49][nb 5]

Florida

Main article: Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida
 
Damage from Hurricane Andrew in a large mobile home community
Strongest U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones 
Rank Name  Season Wind speed
mph km/h
1 "Labor Day" 1935 185 295
2 Karen 1962 175 280
Camille 1969
Yutu 2018
5 Andrew 1992 165 270
6 "Okeechobee" 1928 160 260
Michael 2018
8 Maria 2017 155 250
9 "Last Island" 1856 150 240
"Indianola" 1886
"Florida Keys" 1919
"Freeport" 1932
Charley 2004
Laura 2020
Ida 2021
Ian 2022
Source: Hurricane Research Division[15]
 Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land.
 Systems prior to 1950 were not officially named.

Overall, Andrew caused about $25.3 billion in damage in Florida,[4] making it the costliest hurricane to hit the state at the time.[54] Some estimates in Florida put the damage as high as $34 billion (1992 USD, $65.7 billion 2023 USD).[55] Almost all of the damage in Florida was caused by strong winds, rather than storm surge or flooding that is often associated with a major hurricane.[4][56] Of the 44 deaths attributed to the storm, 15 were direct fatalities, while 29 were indirectly caused by the storm. It was later noted that if Andrew had been slightly larger or made landfall a few miles further north, it would have significantly affected Miami and Fort Lauderdale, which would have resulted in an even higher damage and death toll.[4] An analysis by the American Meteorological Society indicated that unlike most hurricanes, wind damage from Andrew was mostly north of the geometric center and occurred primarily on the eastern edge of the storm.[57] Some officials in Florida considered Andrew the worst storm in the state since the Labor Day hurricane in 1935.[58] But most others (particularly the media, former National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield) in retrospect stated that Andrew was hardly "The Big One",[59][60] but still very devastating.[61][62]

The storm surge from Andrew was very limited in its overall coverage due the compactness of the hurricane,[63][56] although it caused between $96 million and more than $500 million in losses to boats and buildings, based on various sources.[4][64][65] At the height of the storm, more than 1.4 million people lost electricity and another 150,000 were without telephone service.[66] It is estimated that throughout Florida, the storm damaged 101,241 homes and destroyed approximately 63,000 others – the vast majority in Dade County – with about 175,000 people rendered homeless.[4][67] Smaller tropical cyclones like Andrew or Charley tend to produce less overall coverages and damages from the storm surge, in contrast to hurricanes such as Hugo, Ike, Ivan, and Katrina.[68] In addition to homes, the storm damaged or destroyed 82,000 businesses, 32,900 acres (13,300 ha) of farmland, 31 public schools, 59 health facilities/hospitals, 9,500 traffic signals, 3,300 mi (5,300 km) of power lines, and 3,000 watermains.[66] Approximately 20 million cubic yards (15 million m3) of debris left by the storm were disposed of.[69]

Tides were generally between 4 to 6 ft (1.2 to 1.8 m) above normal in the Biscayne Bay area, though near the Burger King International Headquarters, tides reached as high as 16.9 ft (5.2 m) above normal. Storm surge on the west coast was widespread but generally light, with a peak height of 6 ft (1.8 m) in Everglades City and Goodland. Strong winds from the storm were confined to a relatively small area, stretching from Key Largo to the Miami Beach area. A house near Perrine initially reported a wind gust of 212 mph (341 km/h) before the structure and instrument were destroyed; this measurement was reduced to 177 mph (285 km/h), after wind-tunnel testing at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University of the same type of anemometer revealed a 16.5% error. Several other anemometers measuring the highest wind speeds on land were destroyed or failed. At the National Hurricane Center building in Coral Gables, sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and gusts to 164 mph (264 km/h) were measured before the anemometer failed. The highest sustained wind speed for the storm was 146 mph (235 km/h), recorded at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, before instruments also failed there. In Key Largo, a 13-minute wind speed of 114 mph (183 km/h) was reported. Tropical storm force winds reached as far north as West Palm Beach. On the west coast of Florida, sustained winds remained just below tropical storm force on Marco Island, though a wind gust of 100 mph (160 km/h) was reported in Collier County. Rainfall was generally light, possibly as a result of the storm's relatively fast movement.[4] Overall, precipitation from Andrew peaked at nearly 14 in (360 mm) in western Dade County. Heavy rainfall in other areas was sporadic, with precipitation reported as far north as Central Florida.[17]

 
Damage in Lakes by the Bay

Although effects from Andrew were catastrophic, the extent of damage was limited mainly from Kendall to Key Largo due to the small wind field of the storm. The hurricane destroyed 90% of mobile homes in the county, including 99% of mobile homes in Homestead.[4] At the Homestead Air Force Base, most of the 2,000 buildings on the base were severely damaged or rendered unusable.[70] Damage to the base was extensive enough that it was recommended for closure.[71] Nearby, in the small town of Florida City, over 120 homes were demolished and 700 others were damaged, while a number of other buildings were damaged beyond repair, including City Hall.[72] Further north, damage to poorly constructed homes in communities such as Country Walk and Saga Bay resembled that of an F3 tornado. Winds in the area were estimated to have ranged from 130 to 150 mph (210 to 240 km/h), slightly below the threshold for an F3 tornado.[73] Four of the five condominiums at Naranja Lakes were destroyed.[74] The Cutler Ridge Mall suffered severe wind and water damage; after the storm, significant looting was reported at that location.[75] More than 50 streets were blocked by fallen trees and power lines.[76] Agriculture suffered extensively as well, with an 85% loss to fruit crops such as avocados, limes, and mangoes. Crop damage in Dade County totaled about $509 million.[77] The county suffered the vast majority of the damage from the hurricane, totaling approximately $25 billion. Andrew left at least 40 deaths in the county, 15 direct and 25 indirect.[4]

 
The Dadeland Mobile Home Park after Andrew

Elsewhere, effects were relatively minimal, except in Broward, Monroe, and Collier counties. In Broward County, on the north side of the storm's path, damage in several municipalities was primarily limited to downed trees, several of which fell onto roads and power lines. In Pembroke Park, one of the worst affected cities in the county, approximately 260 mobile homes were damaged. Storm surge left coastal flooding in some areas, especially along state roads A1A and 858.[78] Property damage reached about $100 million and three fatalities were reported in Broward County.[4] In Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park, more than 25% of trees were damaged or destroyed, including one-fourth of the royal palms and one-third of the pine trees in the former.[79] In addition to the damage at Everglades National Park, effects in Monroe County were significant, especially in the Upper Florida Keys. Strong winds damaged billboards, awnings, commercial signs, several boats, planes, trees,[32] and 1,500 homes, with 300 of those becoming uninhabitable.[28] Damage in that county was about $131 million.[4] In Collier County, to the north of the storm's path, sustained winds up to 98 mph (158 km/h) were observed in Chokoloskee.[80] Storm surge flooded low-lying areas, particularly in Goodland, Everglades City, and Marco Island. Many boats were damaged or destroyed by the rough seas and strong winds.[81] The storm destroyed 80 mobile homes and severely damaged 400 others.[82] Property damage in the county reached about $30 million.[4]

Louisiana

 
Damage from an F3 tornado spawned by Andrew in LaPlace

After hitting Florida, Andrew moved across the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall about 23 mi (37 km) west-southwest of Morgan City in south-central Louisiana; at landfall, the maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (185 km/h). The highest sustained wind speed observed was 96 mph (154 km/h), while a wind gust as strong as 120 mph (190 km/h) was recorded; both measurements were taken at the fire station in Berwick. As it moved ashore, the hurricane produced storm tides of at least 8 ft (2.4 m) above normal, causing flooding along the coast from Vermilion Bay to Lake Borgne.[4] Offshore, a group of six fishermen from Alabama drowned.[35] Heavy rains accompanied the storm's passage through the state, peaking at 11.02 in (280 mm) in Robert.[4] River flooding was also reported, with the Tangipahoa River in Robert cresting at 3.8 ft (1.2 m) above flood stage.[83] Before making landfall, Andrew spawned an F3 tornado in LaPlace, which killed two people and injured 32.[4][83] The tornado was on the ground for about 10 minutes, during which it damaged or destroyed 163 structures, leaving 60 families homeless.[83] Collectively, 14 tornadoes were reported in the parishes of Ascension, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and Avoyelles, as well as in Baton Rouge.[4][84]

Along the Louisiana coastline, damages largely resembled those of a Category 2 hurricane. Damage was heaviest in St. Mary Parish, about 32 mi (51 km) east of where Andrew made landfall. Twenty-six schools were affected, with damage totaling $2.6 million. Berwick High School, sheltering about 2,000 people, was deroofed during the storm. Generally, single-family homes fared well, with most losing only roofing shingles, though others suffered severe damage after large trees fell on them. In Cypremort Point State Park, several mobile homes were destroyed.[85] Houses in Berwick, Morgan City, and Patterson suffered major damage. Throughout the parish, 1,367 dwellings were destroyed, 2,028 were severely damaged, and 4,770 others were impacted to a minor degree. Property damage alone in St. Mary Parish reached approximately $150 million. Iberia Parish was also among the most severely impacted parishes. Two schools collectively sheltering about 3,600 people in Jeanerette and New Iberia lost their roofs. One death occurred in the parish due to electrocution. A total of 407 residences were demolished, 2,528 others were extensively damaged, and 3,526 others were inflicted with minor damage. Overall, the parish suffered $125 million in property damage, while an additional $200 million in damage was inflicted on sugar crops.[84]

Across the state, the hurricane damaged 23,000 homes and destroyed 985 homes and 1,951 mobile homes; private property damage was estimated at $1 billion. The high winds destroyed large areas of sugar and soybean crops, estimated at $289 million in damage.[84] Strong winds also left at least 230,000 people without electricity.[86] During the storm's passage, upwelling occurred in the Atchafalaya Basin and Bayou Lafourche, killing 187 million freshwater fish. Damage to the fishing industry was estimated at $266 million. Overall, losses in the state of Louisiana reached approximately $1.56 billion.[84] A total of 17 deaths occurred in Louisiana, 8 directly and 9 from indirect causes.[4] At least 75 injuries were reported.[87]

Remainder of the United States

 
Rainfall summary of Hurricane Andrew in the United States

While Andrew was entering the Gulf of Mexico, oil companies evacuated hundreds of employees from offshore drilling platforms.[88] The storm damaged 241 oil and gas facilities and toppled 33 platforms off the coast of Louisiana,[89] causing significant disruptions in production. Additionally, 83 pipeline segments suffered damage to some degree. The oil industry lost about $12 million per day in the days following Andrew and $4 million daily by three weeks later.[89] Initially, a production loss of 240,000 to 270,000 barrels per day occurred – approximately one-third of production throughout the Gulf of Mexico.[90] Overall, Hurricane Andrew caused about $500 million in damage to oil facilities.[4]

As Andrew moved ashore in Louisiana, its outer fringes produced a storm tide of about 1.3 ft (0.40 m) in Sabine Pass, Texas. Winds were generally light in the state, reaching 30 mph (48 km/h) in Port Arthur.[4] As Andrew crossed into Mississippi, 3 severe thunderstorm warnings, 21 tornado warnings, and 16 flood warnings were issued. Funnel clouds were observed near the path of the storm,[91] along with 26 tornadoes.[92] Structural damage was generally minimal, occurring from the tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. One tornado in Kemper County destroyed a mobile home, while another twister in Lauderdale County demolished a mobile home, damaged five other dwellings, and injured four people.[93] Additionally, a possible tornado damaged a home and two trailers in Lawrence County.[91] Strong winds knocked down trees in the southwestern portion of the state.[91] Much of Mississippi received 3 to 5 in (76 to 127 mm) of rain, while areas near the southwest corner of the state observed over 7 in (180 mm) of precipitation,[94] with a peak of 9.30 in (236 mm) at Sumrall.[95] Flooding was mostly limited to the inundation of minor roads and low-lying areas in several counties.[94]

In Alabama, precipitation amounts in the state peaked at 4.71 in (120 mm) in Aliceville.[95] The rainfall caused flooding in low-lying areas and creeks, covering a few county roads but not entering many houses or businesses.[94] Along the coast, the storm produced flooding and high tides.[35] Along Dauphin Island, high tides left severe beach erosion, with portions of the island losing up to 30 ft (9.1 m) of sand.[35] Three damaging tornadoes occurred in the state. The most damaging tornado was spawned in Elmore County and moved from an area northeast of Montgomery to the south of Wetumpka and briefly lifted during its 0.5 mi (0.80 km) track. The tornado destroyed 2 homes and damaged 18 homes, 1 mobile home, 2 barns, and 1 vehicle. One person was injured by the twister.[84] Sustained winds in the state were below tropical storm force, though a wind gust of 41 mph (66 km/h) was observed in Huntsville.[4] Although 48 counties in Alabama reported wind damage, impact across the state was generally minor.[35]

Tropical storm force wind gusts and damaging tornadoes extended eastward into Georgia. Several counties in the northwest and west-central portions of the state reported downed trees and tree limbs and fallen power lines, causing scattered power outages, but structural damage was generally minor. In Carroll County, several dwellings and barns were damaged, with one mobile home destroyed. At the Columbus Metropolitan Airport, buildings, billboards, and signs were damaged. Additionally, a tornado in Floyd County near Rome snapped and uprooted several trees, damaged several fences and homes, and flipped over a trailer, tossing it on top of four cars.[84] Monetary losses in the state reached about $100,000.[4] In Tennessee, thunderstorm winds and tornadoes associated with Andrew downed trees and power lines, but caused little overall impact to homes and buildings. Similarly, in North Carolina, thunderstorm winds toppled trees and power lines at a number of locations in the mountainous areas of the state, especially in Avery County. Rainfall from Andrew spread across the southeastern United States along the Appalachian Mountains corridor; totals of over 5 in (130 mm) were reported where Georgia and South Carolina meet North Carolina.[17] In West Virginia, the remnants of Andrew combined with a cold front to produce 1.5 to 2.5 in (38 to 64 mm) of rain over portions of the state, causing flooding in areas of Morgantown with poor drainage. The remnants of Andrew also spawned several tornadoes in Maryland. A tornado in Howard County damaged several homes, some extensively. The twister also tossed and wrecked a recreational vehicle and its trailer, downed trees, and flattened cornfields.[84] Precipitation continued along the path of Andrew's remnants through the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley, with precipitation measured as far north as Upstate New York.[17]

Aftermath

See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names and Tropical cyclone naming § Retirement

After the season had ended, the World Meteorological Organization's RA IV Hurricane Committee retired the name Andrew from the list of future names for Atlantic tropical cyclones due to its impact and damage and replaced it with Alex. The name Andrew will never again be used for another Atlantic hurricane.[96][97]

Bahamas

Initially, the Bahamas National Disaster Coordinator believed that foreign aid was not required, but shortly after the storm, the Government of the United Kingdom began distributing blankets, food, ice, and water. HMS Cardiff, a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer, was the operational guard ship at the time and assisted in relief operations in and around the Gregorytown area.[23][50] In addition, assistance came from Canada, Japan, and the United States, as well as the United Nations. The American Red Cross delivered 100 tents, 100 rolls of plastic sheeting, and 1,000 cots.[50] Rebuilding began quickly on the hardest hit islands. However, trees and vegetation were expected to take years to recover. Despite reconstruction efforts and the small number of resort lodgings affected (around 2%), officials expected a 10–20% decline in tourism.[52] The Bahamian Government, observing that their response mechanisms were not sufficient, reformed the National Emergency and Management Agency.[98]

United States

After assessing the devastation in Florida and Louisiana, U.S. President George H. W. Bush initially proposed a $7.1 billion aid package to provide disaster benefits, small-business loans, agricultural recovery, food stamps, and public housing for victims of Hurricane Andrew.[99] After the House of Representatives appropriated aid to victims of Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii and Typhoon Omar in Guam, the cost was later increased to $11.1 billion. The bill, which was the most costly disaster aid package at the time, was passed by Congress as House Resolution 5620 on September 18,[100] and signed into law by President Bush on September 23.[101] The state of Florida alone received $9 billion through the disaster relief bill.[102]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was criticized for its slow response in both Florida and Louisiana. Even a month prior to Andrew, the House Committee on Appropriations – which oversees the budget for FEMA – released a report calling the agency a "political dumping ground" and a "turkey farm" due to its "weak, inexperienced leaders". Congressman S. William Green of New York, a member of the Appropriations Committee, stated that he believed the agency learned little from its botched response to Hurricane Hugo in 1989. However, Green also criticized local officials for expecting "them [FEMA] to come and run the whole show". Some FEMA officials responded that it was impossible to respond as they had been requested while also continuing to provide aid for the Los Angeles riots. FEMA spokesman Grant Peterson stated, "24 hours is not reasonable to expect to have all the resources of the federal government landing in the middle of a disaster."[103] Some responsibility for the slow response must rest with Florida Governor Lawton Chiles, who waited five days to submit the formal request for Federal assistance that FEMA officials believed was required before they were empowered to act.[104]

Florida

In Florida, President Bush assessed damage in areas south of Miami with Florida Governor Lawton Chiles.[58] The president quickly declared the region a disaster area, which provided public assistance to victims of the storm in Broward, Collier, Dade, and Monroe Counties.[105] Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay flew over the impact area and described the scene as looking "like a war zone".[106] Governor Chiles considered asking the Florida State Legislature to raise taxes, stating that "No matter how much Congress appropriates to repair damage from Hurricane Andrew, the state will face a substantial cleanup bill".[99] Instead of raising taxes, Chiles signed a bill into law on December 17 that created a three-year reserve fund for losses to uninsured businesses and homes, as well as government and school buildings and functions. Additionally, the bill allowed South Floridians to keep an estimated $500 million in sales tax generated by rebuilding efforts.[107]

 
Clean-up after Hurricane Andrew in Dade County

Crime, especially looting and theft, rose sharply in the areas south of Miami immediately after Andrew. Reports indicate that merchandise was stolen at damaged or destroyed shopping centers in southern Dade County. Additionally, looting occurred in neighborhoods severely affected by the storm, even in homes where few possessions remained.[74][108] Initially, the slow response of federal aid prompted Dade County Emergency Management Director Kate Hale to famously exclaim at a nationally televised news conference, "Where in the hell is the cavalry on this one? They keep saying we're going to get supplies. For God's sake, where are they?" Almost immediately, President Bush promised, "Help is on the way," and mobile kitchens, food, and tents, along with over 20,000 units from the Florida Army National Guard (124th Infantry Regiment from Florida); the 24th Infantry Division from Fort Stewart, the 82nd Airborne Division and logistical support soldiers from the 1st Corps Support Command's 189th Maintenance Battalion from Fort Bragg, and the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum.[109][110] In order to provide temporary housing for the homeless, military personnel initially set up a total of five tent cities in Florida City and Homestead,[111] while a sixth tent city was opened at the Miccosukee Indian Reservation shortly after Labor Day weekend.[112] The Government of Canada dispatched a team 90 military engineers to repair community centers, hospitals, and schools. Additionally, a crew of 300 military personnel were sent to Miami via HMCS Protecteur to assist American relief teams.[113]

The storm struck Florida in the midst of 1992 presidential election campaign. A poll conducted by CBS News in September showed that 65% of Dade County residents approved of Bush's handling of the disaster, while 61% of residents approved statewide. Despite the support of Bush's response and his proposal to rebuild Homestead Air Force Base, he benefited little politically and trailed 48–42% against Bill Clinton in another poll taken in September. Additionally, 75% of voters in Dade County and 82% of Floridians overall stated that the president's actions in response to Andrew would not impact their vote in November.[114] Bush went on to carry the state of Florida, but by a margin of only 1.89%.[115] The hurricane also impacted Governor Chiles politically. The state's response to the storm was perceived as poor, sinking Chiles' approval rating to 22%, while his disapproval rating rose to 76%. However, Chiles was able to recover prior to the 1994 gubernatorial election.[116]

In the aftermath of the storm, extensive psychological effects were documented. Difficulty during clean-up and recovery led to increased divorce rates and a spike in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The cases of PTSD primarily impacted children. A sampling of 378 adolescents by the University of South Carolina's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics indicated that 3% of males and 9% of females met the criteria for PTSD.[117] Dozens of children in the area attempted suicide, while counselors reported that between 50 and 60 children discussed killing themselves between December 1992 and January 1993.[118] A panel of psychiatrists and psychologists at the University of Miami agreed that as many as 90% of residents in the worst impacted areas would experience at least a few symptoms of PTSD.[119] Within six months, the circumstances related to the aftermath of Andrew led to at least five suicides and four homicides.[120]

 
A home destroyed by the storm

Although proposals to rebuild Homestead Air Force Base were initially rejected,[71] the United States Department of Defense eventually expended over $100 million to begin repairs. Unsalvageable buildings were demolished. Reconstruction then began on a Florida Air National Guard tower, air traffic control tower, and maintenance hangars. Next, the rebuilding of communications, medical, security facility, vehicle maintenance, and wing headquarters buildings began. On March 5, 1994, the base reopened as Homestead Air Reserve Base.[121] Prior to Andrew, the base employed approximately 6,500 military personnel and 1,000 civilians and annually added about $450 million to the local economy.[122][123] After its reopening, Major Bobby D'Angelo expected the base to annually contribute less than half of that – between $180 million and $200 million.[123] The city of Homestead spent about $6 million on rebuilding the Homestead Sports Complex. Despite this, the Cleveland Indians, fearing the relocation of their more affluent fans, moved their spring training location to Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven.[124][125] As homes were being rebuilt, FEMA provided free temporary mobile homes for 3,501 families and financial assistance to more than 40,000 other families for staying in hotel rooms, paying rent, and repairing homes.[126] Nearly two years after Andrew, about 70% of homes in Homestead that were damaged or destroyed were repaired or rebuilt. Additionally, of the homes destroyed or severely damaged throughout Dade County, 36,000 had been restored by July 1994.[127]

More than 930,000 policyholders in South Florida lost coverage after 11 insurance companies went bankrupt, caused by more than 600,000 insurance claims filed. This led the Florida Legislature to create new entities, such as the Joint Underwriting Association, the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, in an effort to restore adequate insurance capacity.[128] Stricter building codes were created in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. A survey by Tim Marshall and Richard Herzog of the Haag Engineer Company in Carrollton, Texas, highlighted several construction issues. On the roof of some homes, the concrete tiles were glued to felt paper, which could easily be ripped by straight line winds. At houses with shingled roofs, it was found that some of the shingles were stapled perpendicular to the long axis, also allowing them to be torn away. After the tiles or shingles were peeled off, the plywood and prefabricated trusses were exposed to the weather. Eventually, the plywood and the trusses suffered structural failure, leading to roof collapses.[129]

 
Tent cities were constructed to house displaced residents.

In July 1996, Governor Chiles established the Florida Building Codes Study Commission, with the purpose of assessing the building codes at the time, as well as enacting improvements and reform to the system. The commission study indicated that building codes and regulations were developed, amended, and administered by over 400 local jurisdictions and state agencies.[130] The Florida Building Code was established in 1998 and put into effect by 2002.[131] It phased out local laws and regulations and replaced them with universal statewide building codes. After hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne in 2004, a study conducted by the University of Florida in the following year noted that "Homes built under the new Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001." A report by the Florida Legislature in 2006 after hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma in 2005 came to a similar conclusion, indicating that "they added further evidence that the Florida Building Code is working."[132]

The hurricane also transformed the demographics of Dade County. A migration of mostly White families northward to Broward and Palm Beach County was ongoing, but accelerated after Andrew.[133] Many of these families had used the money they received from insurance claims to relocate.[134] The population growth was especially noticeable in southwestern Broward County, where land development was pushed "years ahead of schedule".[133] Similar migration occurred within the Jewish community. Although there are areas of Dade County that still have significant Jewish populations, many Jews resettled to Coral Springs, west Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Plantation, and Tamarac in Broward County and Boca Raton and West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County.[135] The county had a net loss of about 36,000 people in 1992, while Broward and Palm Beach counties gained about 17,000 and 2,300 Dade County residents, respectively.[124] By 2001, 230,710 people had moved from Dade County to Broward County, while 29,125 Dade County residents had moved to Palm Beach County. However, as Broward County became more crowded, 100,871 people relocated from Broward County to Palm Beach County.[136] Consequently, the Hispanic population in south Dade County climbed rapidly.[134] In Homestead, for example, the Latino population increased from 30% to 45% between 1990 and 2000.[137]

During the storm, a facility housing Burmese pythons was destroyed, allowing many of them to escape into the Everglades. Although Burmese pythons – native to Southeast Asia – had been sighted in Everglades National Park since the 1980s, the destruction of this facility contributed significantly to the establishment of breeding populations in Florida. Due to rapid reproduction and ability to prey on many species,[138] the population of Burmese pythons exploded, with possibly as many as 300,000 in the Everglades alone.[139] Efforts have been made to curb the thriving population of these invasive snakes, including a ban on importation of the species to the United States since January 2012 and increased regulations on ownership of a boa constrictor or python.[140][141]

Louisiana

On August 26, George H. W. Bush toured devastated areas of Louisiana with Governor Edwin Edwards.[142] President Bush remarked, "The destruction from this storm goes beyond anything we have known in recent years," but noted that damage was less severe than in Florida. After his visit to Louisiana, President Bush declared only Terrebonne Parish as a disaster area,[86] but later included 34 other parishes under this declaration.[143] FEMA initially opened five field offices throughout Louisiana. These centers allowed residents to submit applications for aid.[144] After Franklin mayor Sam Jones and Congressman Billy Tauzin criticized FEMA for failing to open a field office in Franklin, FEMA promised to do so. In the first few days following the storm, Louisiana National Guard members and local residents worked to remove debris such as downed trees, roofing shingles, and torn aluminum siding. The state National Guard also dispatched water purification units and tanks with filled potable water.[145] About 1,300 National Guardsmen were deployed to southern Louisiana.[146]

In early September, officials announced that 1,400 mobile homes, homes, and apartments would become available to residents whose dwellings became uninhabitable.[146] House Resolution 5620 also included disaster aid to the state of Louisiana.[100][101] In early December, the Small Business Administration (SBA) approved $33.2 million worth of low-interest loans for repairs to homes and businesses. By then, FEMA had received about 43,600 applications for aid, while approving $35.9 million in grants to over 18,000 households that were ineligible for loans from the SBA or were uninsured. In addition to the mobile homes already provided, FEMA spent $22.6 million on disaster housing.[147]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ All damage figures are in 1992 USD, unless otherwise noted
  2. ^ All wind speeds in the article are maximum sustained winds sustained for one minute, unless otherwise noted.
  3. ^ All damage figures in this table are in nominal value in 2017 USD.
  4. ^ The storm category color indicates the intensity of the hurricane when landfalling in the U.S.
  5. ^ An indirect death is defined as a fatality that can be linked to the hurricane, but not caused by its direct effects. For example, several of the victims died of a heart attack induced by the storm.[53]

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External links

  Media related to Hurricane Andrew at Wikimedia Commons

  • Monthly Weather Review – Atlantic hurricane season of 1992
  • National Hurricane Center's archive on Hurricane Andrew
  • Hurricane Andrew: As It Happened – a television documentary aired on WTVJ, posted by Bryan Norcross

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For other storms of the same name see Tropical Storm Andrew Hurricane Andrew was a very powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas Florida and Louisiana in August 1992 It is 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 Andrew was also the strongest landfalling hurricane in the United States in decades and the costliest hurricane to strike anywhere in the country until it was surpassed by Katrina in 2005 In addition Andrew is one of only four tropical cyclones to make landfall in the continental United States as a Category 5 alongside the 1935 Labor Day hurricane 1969 s Camille and 2018 s Michael While the storm also caused major damage in the Bahamas and Louisiana the greatest impact was felt in South Florida where the storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane with 1 minute sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph 266 km h and a gust as high as 174 mph 280 km h Passing directly through the cities of Cutler Bay and Homestead in Dade County now known as Miami Dade County the hurricane stripped many homes of all but their concrete foundations and caused catastrophic damage In total Andrew destroyed more than 63 500 houses damaged more than 124 000 others caused 27 3 billion in damage equivalent to 53 billion in 2021 nb 1 and left 65 people dead Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Andrew at peak intensity near the Bahamas on August 23Meteorological historyFormedAugust 16 1992 August 16 1992 ExtratropicalAugust 28DissipatedAugust 29 1992 August 29 1992 Category 5 hurricane1 minute sustained SSHWS NWS Highest winds175 mph 280 km h Lowest pressure922 mbar hPa 27 23 inHgOverall effectsFatalities65 totalDamage 27 3 billion 1992 USD Areas affectedThe Bahamas Florida Louisiana Southeastern United States Mid Atlantic statesIBTrACSPart of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane seasonGeneral Meteorological historyEffects The Bahamas FloridaOther wikis Andrew imagesAndrew began as a tropical depression over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on August 16 After spending a week without significantly strengthening itself in the central Atlantic the storm rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane while moving westward towards the Bahamas on August 23 Though Andrew briefly weakened to Category 4 status while traversing the Bahamas it regained Category 5 intensity before making landfall in Florida on Elliott Key and then Homestead on August 24 With a barometric pressure of 922 hPa 27 23 inHg at the time of landfall in Florida Andrew is the sixth most intense hurricane to strike the United States Several hours later the hurricane emerged over the Gulf of Mexico at Category 4 strength with the Gulf Coast of the United States in its dangerous path After turning northwestward and weakening further Andrew moved ashore near Morgan City Louisiana as a low end Category 3 storm The small hurricane curved northeastward after landfall and rapidly lost its intensity becoming extratropical on August 28 and merging with the remnants of Hurricane Lester and a frontal system over the southern Appalachian Mountains on August 29 Andrew first inflicted structural damage as it moved through the Bahamas especially in Cat Cays lashing the islands with storm surge hurricane force winds and tornadoes About 800 houses were destroyed in the archipelago and there was substantial damage to the transport water sanitation agriculture and fishing sectors Andrew left four dead and 250 million in damage throughout the Bahamas In parts of southern Florida Andrew produced severe winds a wind gust of 177 mph 285 km h was observed at a house in Perrine The cities of Florida City Homestead Cutler Ridge and parts of Kendall received the brunt of Andrew As many as 1 4 million people lost power at the height of the storm some for more than one month In the Everglades 70 000 acres 280 km2 of trees were downed while invasive Burmese pythons began inhabiting the region after a nearby facility housing them was destroyed Though Andrew was moving fast rainfall in Florida was substantial in a few areas less in others the rainfall peaked at 13 98 inches 355 mm in western Dade County Andrew was considered a dry hurricane by multiple media networks 1 2 In Florida Andrew killed 44 and left a then record 25 billion in damage Prior to making landfall in Louisiana on August 26 Andrew caused extensive damage to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico leading to 500 million in losses for oil companies It produced hurricane force winds along its path through Louisiana damaging large stretches of power lines that left about 230 000 people without electricity Over 80 of trees in the Atchafalaya River basin were downed and the agriculture there was devastated Throughout the basin and Bayou Lafourche 187 million freshwater fish were killed in the hurricane With 23 000 houses damaged 985 others destroyed and 1 951 mobile homes demolished property losses in Louisiana exceeded 1 5 billion The hurricane caused the deaths of 17 people in the state 6 of whom drowned offshore Andrew spawned at least 28 tornadoes along the Gulf Coast especially in Alabama Georgia and Mississippi In total Andrew left 65 dead and caused 27 3 billion in damage Andrew is currently the ninth costliest Atlantic hurricane to hit the United States behind only Katrina 2005 Ike 2008 Sandy 2012 Harvey 2017 Irma 2017 Maria 2017 Ida 2021 and Ian 2022 as well as the ninth costliest Atlantic hurricane behind the aforementioned systems The storm is the third strongest hurricane to hit the U S mainland by wind speed 165 mph 266 km h 3 Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Preparations 2 1 Bahamas 2 2 Florida 2 3 Gulf Coast of the United States 3 Impact 3 1 Bahamas 3 2 Florida 3 3 Louisiana 3 4 Remainder of the United States 4 Aftermath 4 1 Bahamas 4 2 United States 4 2 1 Florida 4 2 2 Louisiana 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksMeteorological historyMain article Meteorological history of Hurricane Andrew Map plotting the storm s track and intensity according to the Saffir Simpson scaleMap keySaffir Simpson scale Tropical depression 38 mph 62 km h Tropical storm 39 73 mph 63 118 km h Category 1 74 95 mph 119 153 km h Category 2 96 110 mph 154 177 km h Category 3 111 129 mph 178 208 km h Category 4 130 156 mph 209 251 km h Category 5 157 mph 252 km h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone remnant low tropical disturbance or monsoon depression A tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa on August 14 A ridge of high pressure to its north caused the wave to move quickly westward An area of convection developed along the wave axis to the south of the Cape Verde islands and on August 15 meteorologists began classifying the system with the Dvorak technique The thunderstorm activity became more concentrated and narrow spiral rainbands began to develop around a center of circulation It is estimated that Tropical Depression Three developed late on August 16 about 1 630 mi 2 620 km east southeast of Barbados 4 Embedded within the deep easterlies the depression tracked west northwestward at 20 mph 32 km h 5 Initially moderate wind shear prevented strengthening until a decrease in shear allowed the depression to intensify into Tropical Storm Andrew at 12 00 UTC on August 17 4 By early August 18 the storm maintained convection near the center with spiral bands to its west as the winds increased to 50 mph 80 km h 6 Shortly thereafter the storm began weakening because of increased southwesterly wind shear from an upper level low 4 On August 19 a Hurricane Hunters flight into the storm failed to locate a well defined center 7 and on the following day a flight found that the cyclone had degenerated to the extent that only a diffuse low level circulation center remained observations indicated the barometric pressure rose to an unusually high 1 015 mbar 29 97 inHg The flight indicated that Andrew maintained a vigorous circulation aloft After the upper level low weakened and split into a trough the wind shear decreased over the storm A strong high pressure system then developed over the southeastern United States which built eastward and caused Andrew to turn to the west 4 Convection became more organized as upper level outflow became better established 8 An eye formed and Andrew attained hurricane status early on August 22 about 650 mi 1 050 km east southeast of Nassau Bahamas 4 In the forecast issued six hours after becoming a hurricane the cyclone was predicted to make landfall near Jupiter Florida with winds of 105 mph 169 km h on August 25 9 This underestimated both the strength and the speed of the storm which would eventually make landfall in South Florida 4 A sequence of satellite images depicting Hurricane Andrew from right to left on August 23 25 The hurricane accelerated westward into an area of highly favorable conditions and began to rapidly intensify late on August 22 in a 24 hour period the atmospheric pressure dropped by 47 mbar 1 388 inHg to a minimum of 922 mbar 27 23 inHg 4 On August 23 the storm attained Category 5 status on the Saffir Simpson hurricane scale reaching peak winds of 175 mph 282 km h a short distance off Eleuthera island in the Bahamas at 18 00 UTC nb 2 10 Despite its intensity Andrew was a small tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph 56 km h extending out only about 90 mi 140 km from the center 11 After reaching that intensity the hurricane underwent an eyewall replacement cycle 12 At 21 00 UTC on August 23 Andrew made landfall on Eleuthera as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph 260 km h 10 The cyclone weakened further while crossing the Bahama Banks and at 01 00 UTC on August 24 Andrew hit the southern Berry Islands of the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph 240 km h 10 As it crossed over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream the hurricane rapidly re intensified as the eye decreased in size and its eyewall convection deepened 4 At 08 40 UTC on August 24 Andrew struck Elliott Key as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 165 mph 266 km h and a pressure of 926 mbar 27 34 inHg About 25 minutes after its first Florida landfall Andrew made another landfall just northeast of Homestead with a slightly lower pressure of 922 mbar 27 23 inHg 10 This barometric pressure made Andrew the most intense hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Camille in 1969 and the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Florida since the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 4 The United States would not experience another landfall from a hurricane at Category 5 intensity until Hurricane Michael in 2018 13 Most intense landfalling tropical cyclones in the United StatesIntensity is measured solely by central pressureRank System Season Landfall pressure1 Labor Day 1935 892 mbar hPa 2 Camille 1969 900 mbar hPa Yutu 20184 Michael 2018 919 mbar hPa 5 Katrina 2005 920 mbar hPa Maria 20177 Andrew 1992 922 mbar hPa 8 Indianola 1886 925 mbar hPa 9 Guam 1900 926 mbar hPa 10 Florida Keys 1919 927 mbar hPa Source HURDAT 14 Hurricane Research Division 15 As the eye moved onshore in Florida the convection in the eyewall strengthened due to increased convergence and Hurricane Hunters reported a warmer eyewall temperature than two hours prior However Andrew weakened as it continued further inland and after crossing southern Florida in four hours the storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 130 mph 210 km h 4 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 16 Andrew steadily re intensified over the Gulf of Mexico reaching winds of 145 mph 233 km h late on August 25 10 As the high pressure system to its north weakened a strong mid latitude trough approached the area from the northwest This caused the hurricane to decelerate to the northwest and winds decreased as Andrew approached the Gulf Coast of the United States 4 At 08 30 UTC on August 26 the cyclone made landfall about 20 mi 32 km west southwest of Morgan City Louisiana with winds of 115 mph 185 km h 10 Andrew weakened rapidly as it turned to the north and northeast falling to tropical storm intensity within 10 hours After entering Mississippi the cyclone deteriorated to tropical depression status early on August 27 Accelerating northeastward the depression began merging with the approaching frontal system and by midday on August 28 Andrew had lost its tropical identity while located over the southern Appalachian Mountains 4 The storm s remnants continued moving towards the northeast fully merging with the remnants of Hurricane Lester and the frontal zone over the Mid Atlantic in Pennsylvania on August 29 17 18 19 Post analysis on Andrew revealed that the storm was often stronger than operationally reported between early on August 22 and early on August 26 In real time the National Hurricane Center assessed its peak intensity as 150 mph 240 km h 20 which was upgraded to 155 mph 249 km h in a post storm analysis after the season ended 4 However a 2004 paper by Christopher Landsea and others concluded that Andrew became a Category 5 hurricane near the Bahamas on August 23 and reached maximum sustained winds of 175 mph 282 km h The paper also indicated that Andrew briefly re intensified into a Category 5 hurricane around the time of landfall in South Florida early on August 24 The storm was found to have been slightly stronger than originally assessed while approaching Louisiana but the landfall winds were decreased from 120 to 115 mph 193 to 185 km h 10 Preparations Visual comparison of Hurricane Floyd and Hurricane Andrew while at similar positions and nearly identical intensities Bahamas Main article Effects of Hurricane Andrew in The Bahamas Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham who took office while the storm was active urged residents to take this hurricane seriously 21 Before the hurricane passed through the Bahamas forecasters predicted a storm surge of up to 18 ft 5 5 m as well as up to 8 in 200 mm of rain 22 On August 22 hurricane watches were issued from Andros and Eleuthera islands northward through Grand Bahama and Great Abaco They were upgraded to hurricane warnings later that day and on August 23 additional warnings were issued for the central Bahamas including Cat Island Exuma San Salvador Island and Long Island Bahamas All watches and warnings were discontinued on August 24 4 Advance warning was credited for the low death toll in the country 23 A total of 58 shelters were opened at churches government buildings and schools 21 Florida Main article Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida Hurricane Andrew shortly after landfall near Homestead Initially forecasters predicted tides up to 14 ft 4 3 m above normal along the east coast of Florida near the potential location of landfall 24 Rainfall was projected to be between 5 and 8 in 130 and 200 mm along the path of the storm In addition the National Hurricane Center noted the likelihood of isolated tornadoes in Central and South Florida during the passage of Andrew on August 23 and 24 25 Several tropical storm and hurricane warnings were issued for much of Central and South Florida from Titusville on the east coast to Venice on the west coast Included in the warnings were Lake Okeechobee and all of the Florida Keys By 18 00 UTC on August 24 all watches and warnings issued were discontinued after Andrew progressed into the Gulf of Mexico 4 Governor Lawton Chiles declared a state of emergency and activated about one third of the Florida National Guard Many residents evacuated most voluntarily from Broward Charlotte Collier Lee Martin Dade Monroe Palm Beach and Sarasota counties A total of 142 shelters opened in these counties and collectively housed at least 84 340 people 26 In Dade County alone 515 670 people were ordered to evacuate 27 As Andrew was approaching an estimated 20 000 30 000 tourists were in the Florida Keys Monroe County 28 Overall almost 1 2 million people evacuated which contributed to the low number of fatalities despite the intensity of the storm 4 Many evacuees also checked into hotels with rooms completely booked as far north as Ocala Ultimately the sheer number of evacuees led to likely the largest traffic jam in the history of Florida mostly along Interstate 95 United States Coast Guard vessels on or near the Florida coastline were either secured onshore or sent to ride out the storm at sea 29 Government offices and public and private schools were closed from Monroe County northward to St Lucie County 30 Many colleges and universities in southeast Florida also closed 31 Major airports such as the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood 31 Key West 32 Miami 21 and Palm Beach international airports closed 31 Gulf Coast of the United States Satellite image of Hurricane Andrew approaching Louisiana Shortly after the storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico from southern Florida the National Hurricane Center issued hurricane watches and warnings for the Gulf Coast of the United States beginning at 13 00 UTC on August 24 After the initial hurricane watch from Mobile Alabama to Sabine Pass Texas the watches and warnings were expanded to eventually include areas from Mobile Alabama to Freeport Texas All watches and warnings on the Gulf Coast were discontinued late on August 26 after the hurricane moved inland over Louisiana 4 Due to the hurricane s threat workers fled oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico while the Coast Guard moved their boats inland 33 Officials in Mississippi suggested that about 100 000 people evacuate the coastal counties 34 Shelters were opened in Hancock and Harrison counties though only 68 people went to a shelter in the former 35 Gambling ships were moved into harbors and inland canals Two run offs for special legislative elections scheduled for August 25 were postponed 34 In Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards declared a state of emergency 33 About 1 25 million people evacuated from the central and southeast Louisiana 4 while approximately 60 000 others fled parishes in southwest Louisiana 36 A mandatory evacuation from Grand Isle was ordered by Mayor Andy Valence and the city council 37 In New Orleans Mayor Sidney Barthelemy ordered the evacuation of about 200 000 residents in the low lying areas of the city 38 Nine shelters were opened in the city which were occupied by thousands of people 34 In response to computer simulations showing that storm surge from a tropical cyclone like Hurricane Andrew could over top the levees workers closed 111 floodgates 38 The New Orleans International Airport closed with jumbo jets being flown to other airports A total of 250 members of the Louisiana National Guard patrolled the streets during the storm The Red Cross assisted with opening a shelter at the University of Southwest Louisiana s Cajundome in Lafayette equipped to handle about 2 000 people 34 In Texas about 250 000 people evacuated Orange and Jefferson counties 4 Galveston City Manager Doug Matthews advised residents to develop an evacuation plan in case the city chose to call for evacuations 39 The city later decided against ordering an evacuation 40 School was canceled on August 25 for Beaumont Port Arthur and other areas of central Jefferson County 39 while schools were closed in Dickinson High Island Hitchcock La Marque Santa Fe and Texas City on August 26 College of the Mainland Galveston College and Texas A amp M University at Galveston were also closed 41 Emergency management crews in Corpus Christi began testing emergency generators and severe weather gear 39 The Comal County chapter of the Red Cross placed their disaster alert teams on standby and ready to respond if the hurricane threatened the Corpus Christi area 42 ImpactCostliest U S Atlantic hurricanesRank Hurricane Season Damage1 3 Katrina 2005 125 billion 4 Harvey 20173 4 Ian 2022 113 billion4 4 Maria 2017 90 billion5 4 Ida 2021 75 billion6 ET Sandy 2012 65 billion7 4 Irma 2017 52 1 billion8 2 Ike 2008 30 billion9 5 Andrew 1992 27 billion10 5 Michael 2018 25 billionSource National Hurricane Center 43 44 nb 3 nb 4 Even though Andrew was a small tropical cyclone for most of its lifespan it caused extreme damage especially in the Bahamas Florida and Louisiana The vast majority of the damage was as a result of extremely high winds although a few tornadoes spawned by Andrew caused considerable damage in Louisiana Throughout the areas affected almost 177 000 people were left homeless Outside of the Bahamas Florida and Louisiana effects were widespread although damage was minimal Overall 27 3 billion in losses 43 and 65 fatalities were attributed to Andrew 4 although many other estimates range as high as 36 billion 45 Andrew was the costliest hurricane in U S history at the time but is now ninth following hurricanes Katrina 2005 Ike 2008 Sandy 2012 Harvey 2017 Irma 2017 Maria 2017 Ida 2021 and Ian 2022 46 Bahamas Main article Effects of Hurricane Andrew in The Bahamas In the Bahamas Andrew produced hurricane force winds in North Eleuthera New Providence North Andros Bimini and the Berry Islands 47 The storm first struck North Eleuthera 48 where it produced a high storm surge 23 At a small village in the northwestern portion of the island more than half of the houses were destroyed and the rest of the buildings sustained minor to major damage One person drowned from the surge in Lower Bogue Eleuthera and two others died in The Bluff On Current Island the hurricane destroyed 24 of the 30 houses 49 Harbour Island near Eleuthera reported wind gusts of 138 mph 222 km h the strongest gust speed observed in the Bahamas during Andrew s passage 4 News reports indicated severe damage to 36 houses on Harbor Island 50 Andrew produced several tornadoes in the area 51 At the capital city of Nassau sustained winds reached 92 mph 148 km h while gusts up to 115 mph 185 km h were reported 4 Only minor damage occurred in Nassau according to the Bahamas Red Cross 50 but on the private island of Cat Cay many expensive homes sustained heavy damage 52 Much of the northwestern Bahamas received damage 51 with estimated monetary losses reaching 250 million 4 A total of 800 houses were destroyed leaving 1 700 people homeless Additionally the storm caused severe damage to the sectors of transport communications water sanitation agriculture and fishing 50 Four deaths in the country were attributed to the hurricane of which three were direct 4 the indirect fatality was due to heart failure during the passage of the storm 49 nb 5 Florida Main article Effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida Damage from Hurricane Andrew in a large mobile home community Strongest U S landfalling tropical cyclones Rank Name Season Wind speedmph km h1 Labor Day 1935 185 2952 Karen 1962 175 280Camille 1969Yutu 20185 Andrew 1992 165 2706 Okeechobee 1928 160 260Michael 20188 Maria 2017 155 2509 Last Island 1856 150 240 Indianola 1886 Florida Keys 1919 Freeport 1932Charley 2004Laura 2020Ida 2021Ian 2022Source Hurricane Research Division 15 Strength refers to maximum sustained wind speed upon striking land Systems prior to 1950 were not officially named Overall Andrew caused about 25 3 billion in damage in Florida 4 making it the costliest hurricane to hit the state at the time 54 Some estimates in Florida put the damage as high as 34 billion 1992 USD 65 7 billion 2023 USD 55 Almost all of the damage in Florida was caused by strong winds rather than storm surge or flooding that is often associated with a major hurricane 4 56 Of the 44 deaths attributed to the storm 15 were direct fatalities while 29 were indirectly caused by the storm It was later noted that if Andrew had been slightly larger or made landfall a few miles further north it would have significantly affected Miami and Fort Lauderdale which would have resulted in an even higher damage and death toll 4 An analysis by the American Meteorological Society indicated that unlike most hurricanes wind damage from Andrew was mostly north of the geometric center and occurred primarily on the eastern edge of the storm 57 Some officials in Florida considered Andrew the worst storm in the state since the Labor Day hurricane in 1935 58 But most others particularly the media former National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield in retrospect stated that Andrew was hardly The Big One 59 60 but still very devastating 61 62 The storm surge from Andrew was very limited in its overall coverage due the compactness of the hurricane 63 56 although it caused between 96 million and more than 500 million in losses to boats and buildings based on various sources 4 64 65 At the height of the storm more than 1 4 million people lost electricity and another 150 000 were without telephone service 66 It is estimated that throughout Florida the storm damaged 101 241 homes and destroyed approximately 63 000 others the vast majority in Dade County with about 175 000 people rendered homeless 4 67 Smaller tropical cyclones like Andrew or Charley tend to produce less overall coverages and damages from the storm surge in contrast to hurricanes such as Hugo Ike Ivan and Katrina 68 In addition to homes the storm damaged or destroyed 82 000 businesses 32 900 acres 13 300 ha of farmland 31 public schools 59 health facilities hospitals 9 500 traffic signals 3 300 mi 5 300 km of power lines and 3 000 watermains 66 Approximately 20 million cubic yards 15 million m3 of debris left by the storm were disposed of 69 Tides were generally between 4 to 6 ft 1 2 to 1 8 m above normal in the Biscayne Bay area though near the Burger King International Headquarters tides reached as high as 16 9 ft 5 2 m above normal Storm surge on the west coast was widespread but generally light with a peak height of 6 ft 1 8 m in Everglades City and Goodland Strong winds from the storm were confined to a relatively small area stretching from Key Largo to the Miami Beach area A house near Perrine initially reported a wind gust of 212 mph 341 km h before the structure and instrument were destroyed this measurement was reduced to 177 mph 285 km h after wind tunnel testing at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University of the same type of anemometer revealed a 16 5 error Several other anemometers measuring the highest wind speeds on land were destroyed or failed At the National Hurricane Center building in Coral Gables sustained winds of 115 mph 185 km h and gusts to 164 mph 264 km h were measured before the anemometer failed The highest sustained wind speed for the storm was 146 mph 235 km h recorded at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station before instruments also failed there In Key Largo a 13 minute wind speed of 114 mph 183 km h was reported Tropical storm force winds reached as far north as West Palm Beach On the west coast of Florida sustained winds remained just below tropical storm force on Marco Island though a wind gust of 100 mph 160 km h was reported in Collier County Rainfall was generally light possibly as a result of the storm s relatively fast movement 4 Overall precipitation from Andrew peaked at nearly 14 in 360 mm in western Dade County Heavy rainfall in other areas was sporadic with precipitation reported as far north as Central Florida 17 Damage in Lakes by the Bay Although effects from Andrew were catastrophic the extent of damage was limited mainly from Kendall to Key Largo due to the small wind field of the storm The hurricane destroyed 90 of mobile homes in the county including 99 of mobile homes in Homestead 4 At the Homestead Air Force Base most of the 2 000 buildings on the base were severely damaged or rendered unusable 70 Damage to the base was extensive enough that it was recommended for closure 71 Nearby in the small town of Florida City over 120 homes were demolished and 700 others were damaged while a number of other buildings were damaged beyond repair including City Hall 72 Further north damage to poorly constructed homes in communities such as Country Walk and Saga Bay resembled that of an F3 tornado Winds in the area were estimated to have ranged from 130 to 150 mph 210 to 240 km h slightly below the threshold for an F3 tornado 73 Four of the five condominiums at Naranja Lakes were destroyed 74 The Cutler Ridge Mall suffered severe wind and water damage after the storm significant looting was reported at that location 75 More than 50 streets were blocked by fallen trees and power lines 76 Agriculture suffered extensively as well with an 85 loss to fruit crops such as avocados limes and mangoes Crop damage in Dade County totaled about 509 million 77 The county suffered the vast majority of the damage from the hurricane totaling approximately 25 billion Andrew left at least 40 deaths in the county 15 direct and 25 indirect 4 The Dadeland Mobile Home Park after Andrew Elsewhere effects were relatively minimal except in Broward Monroe and Collier counties In Broward County on the north side of the storm s path damage in several municipalities was primarily limited to downed trees several of which fell onto roads and power lines In Pembroke Park one of the worst affected cities in the county approximately 260 mobile homes were damaged Storm surge left coastal flooding in some areas especially along state roads A1A and 858 78 Property damage reached about 100 million and three fatalities were reported in Broward County 4 In Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park more than 25 of trees were damaged or destroyed including one fourth of the royal palms and one third of the pine trees in the former 79 In addition to the damage at Everglades National Park effects in Monroe County were significant especially in the Upper Florida Keys Strong winds damaged billboards awnings commercial signs several boats planes trees 32 and 1 500 homes with 300 of those becoming uninhabitable 28 Damage in that county was about 131 million 4 In Collier County to the north of the storm s path sustained winds up to 98 mph 158 km h were observed in Chokoloskee 80 Storm surge flooded low lying areas particularly in Goodland Everglades City and Marco Island Many boats were damaged or destroyed by the rough seas and strong winds 81 The storm destroyed 80 mobile homes and severely damaged 400 others 82 Property damage in the county reached about 30 million 4 Louisiana Damage from an F3 tornado spawned by Andrew in LaPlace After hitting Florida Andrew moved across the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall about 23 mi 37 km west southwest of Morgan City in south central Louisiana at landfall the maximum sustained winds were 115 mph 185 km h The highest sustained wind speed observed was 96 mph 154 km h while a wind gust as strong as 120 mph 190 km h was recorded both measurements were taken at the fire station in Berwick As it moved ashore the hurricane produced storm tides of at least 8 ft 2 4 m above normal causing flooding along the coast from Vermilion Bay to Lake Borgne 4 Offshore a group of six fishermen from Alabama drowned 35 Heavy rains accompanied the storm s passage through the state peaking at 11 02 in 280 mm in Robert 4 River flooding was also reported with the Tangipahoa River in Robert cresting at 3 8 ft 1 2 m above flood stage 83 Before making landfall Andrew spawned an F3 tornado in LaPlace which killed two people and injured 32 4 83 The tornado was on the ground for about 10 minutes during which it damaged or destroyed 163 structures leaving 60 families homeless 83 Collectively 14 tornadoes were reported in the parishes of Ascension Iberville Pointe Coupee and Avoyelles as well as in Baton Rouge 4 84 Along the Louisiana coastline damages largely resembled those of a Category 2 hurricane Damage was heaviest in St Mary Parish about 32 mi 51 km east of where Andrew made landfall Twenty six schools were affected with damage totaling 2 6 million Berwick High School sheltering about 2 000 people was deroofed during the storm Generally single family homes fared well with most losing only roofing shingles though others suffered severe damage after large trees fell on them In Cypremort Point State Park several mobile homes were destroyed 85 Houses in Berwick Morgan City and Patterson suffered major damage Throughout the parish 1 367 dwellings were destroyed 2 028 were severely damaged and 4 770 others were impacted to a minor degree Property damage alone in St Mary Parish reached approximately 150 million Iberia Parish was also among the most severely impacted parishes Two schools collectively sheltering about 3 600 people in Jeanerette and New Iberia lost their roofs One death occurred in the parish due to electrocution A total of 407 residences were demolished 2 528 others were extensively damaged and 3 526 others were inflicted with minor damage Overall the parish suffered 125 million in property damage while an additional 200 million in damage was inflicted on sugar crops 84 Across the state the hurricane damaged 23 000 homes and destroyed 985 homes and 1 951 mobile homes private property damage was estimated at 1 billion The high winds destroyed large areas of sugar and soybean crops estimated at 289 million in damage 84 Strong winds also left at least 230 000 people without electricity 86 During the storm s passage upwelling occurred in the Atchafalaya Basin and Bayou Lafourche killing 187 million freshwater fish Damage to the fishing industry was estimated at 266 million Overall losses in the state of Louisiana reached approximately 1 56 billion 84 A total of 17 deaths occurred in Louisiana 8 directly and 9 from indirect causes 4 At least 75 injuries were reported 87 Remainder of the United States Rainfall summary of Hurricane Andrew in the United States While Andrew was entering the Gulf of Mexico oil companies evacuated hundreds of employees from offshore drilling platforms 88 The storm damaged 241 oil and gas facilities and toppled 33 platforms off the coast of Louisiana 89 causing significant disruptions in production Additionally 83 pipeline segments suffered damage to some degree The oil industry lost about 12 million per day in the days following Andrew and 4 million daily by three weeks later 89 Initially a production loss of 240 000 to 270 000 barrels per day occurred approximately one third of production throughout the Gulf of Mexico 90 Overall Hurricane Andrew caused about 500 million in damage to oil facilities 4 As Andrew moved ashore in Louisiana its outer fringes produced a storm tide of about 1 3 ft 0 40 m in Sabine Pass Texas Winds were generally light in the state reaching 30 mph 48 km h in Port Arthur 4 As Andrew crossed into Mississippi 3 severe thunderstorm warnings 21 tornado warnings and 16 flood warnings were issued Funnel clouds were observed near the path of the storm 91 along with 26 tornadoes 92 Structural damage was generally minimal occurring from the tornadoes and severe thunderstorms One tornado in Kemper County destroyed a mobile home while another twister in Lauderdale County demolished a mobile home damaged five other dwellings and injured four people 93 Additionally a possible tornado damaged a home and two trailers in Lawrence County 91 Strong winds knocked down trees in the southwestern portion of the state 91 Much of Mississippi received 3 to 5 in 76 to 127 mm of rain while areas near the southwest corner of the state observed over 7 in 180 mm of precipitation 94 with a peak of 9 30 in 236 mm at Sumrall 95 Flooding was mostly limited to the inundation of minor roads and low lying areas in several counties 94 In Alabama precipitation amounts in the state peaked at 4 71 in 120 mm in Aliceville 95 The rainfall caused flooding in low lying areas and creeks covering a few county roads but not entering many houses or businesses 94 Along the coast the storm produced flooding and high tides 35 Along Dauphin Island high tides left severe beach erosion with portions of the island losing up to 30 ft 9 1 m of sand 35 Three damaging tornadoes occurred in the state The most damaging tornado was spawned in Elmore County and moved from an area northeast of Montgomery to the south of Wetumpka and briefly lifted during its 0 5 mi 0 80 km track The tornado destroyed 2 homes and damaged 18 homes 1 mobile home 2 barns and 1 vehicle One person was injured by the twister 84 Sustained winds in the state were below tropical storm force though a wind gust of 41 mph 66 km h was observed in Huntsville 4 Although 48 counties in Alabama reported wind damage impact across the state was generally minor 35 Tropical storm force wind gusts and damaging tornadoes extended eastward into Georgia Several counties in the northwest and west central portions of the state reported downed trees and tree limbs and fallen power lines causing scattered power outages but structural damage was generally minor In Carroll County several dwellings and barns were damaged with one mobile home destroyed At the Columbus Metropolitan Airport buildings billboards and signs were damaged Additionally a tornado in Floyd County near Rome snapped and uprooted several trees damaged several fences and homes and flipped over a trailer tossing it on top of four cars 84 Monetary losses in the state reached about 100 000 4 In Tennessee thunderstorm winds and tornadoes associated with Andrew downed trees and power lines but caused little overall impact to homes and buildings Similarly in North Carolina thunderstorm winds toppled trees and power lines at a number of locations in the mountainous areas of the state especially in Avery County Rainfall from Andrew spread across the southeastern United States along the Appalachian Mountains corridor totals of over 5 in 130 mm were reported where Georgia and South Carolina meet North Carolina 17 In West Virginia the remnants of Andrew combined with a cold front to produce 1 5 to 2 5 in 38 to 64 mm of rain over portions of the state causing flooding in areas of Morgantown with poor drainage The remnants of Andrew also spawned several tornadoes in Maryland A tornado in Howard County damaged several homes some extensively The twister also tossed and wrecked a recreational vehicle and its trailer downed trees and flattened cornfields 84 Precipitation continued along the path of Andrew s remnants through the Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley with precipitation measured as far north as Upstate New York 17 AftermathSee also List of retired Atlantic hurricane names and Tropical cyclone naming Retirement After the season had ended the World Meteorological Organization s RA IV Hurricane Committee retired the name Andrew from the list of future names for Atlantic tropical cyclones due to its impact and damage and replaced it with Alex The name Andrew will never again be used for another Atlantic hurricane 96 97 Bahamas Initially the Bahamas National Disaster Coordinator believed that foreign aid was not required but shortly after the storm the Government of the United Kingdom began distributing blankets food ice and water HMS Cardiff a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer was the operational guard ship at the time and assisted in relief operations in and around the Gregorytown area 23 50 In addition assistance came from Canada Japan and the United States as well as the United Nations The American Red Cross delivered 100 tents 100 rolls of plastic sheeting and 1 000 cots 50 Rebuilding began quickly on the hardest hit islands However trees and vegetation were expected to take years to recover Despite reconstruction efforts and the small number of resort lodgings affected around 2 officials expected a 10 20 decline in tourism 52 The Bahamian Government observing that their response mechanisms were not sufficient reformed the National Emergency and Management Agency 98 United States After assessing the devastation in Florida and Louisiana U S President George H W Bush initially proposed a 7 1 billion aid package to provide disaster benefits small business loans agricultural recovery food stamps and public housing for victims of Hurricane Andrew 99 After the House of Representatives appropriated aid to victims of Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii and Typhoon Omar in Guam the cost was later increased to 11 1 billion The bill which was the most costly disaster aid package at the time was passed by Congress as House Resolution 5620 on September 18 100 and signed into law by President Bush on September 23 101 The state of Florida alone received 9 billion through the disaster relief bill 102 The Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA was criticized for its slow response in both Florida and Louisiana Even a month prior to Andrew the House Committee on Appropriations which oversees the budget for FEMA released a report calling the agency a political dumping ground and a turkey farm due to its weak inexperienced leaders Congressman S William Green of New York a member of the Appropriations Committee stated that he believed the agency learned little from its botched response to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 However Green also criticized local officials for expecting them FEMA to come and run the whole show Some FEMA officials responded that it was impossible to respond as they had been requested while also continuing to provide aid for the Los Angeles riots FEMA spokesman Grant Peterson stated 24 hours is not reasonable to expect to have all the resources of the federal government landing in the middle of a disaster 103 Some responsibility for the slow response must rest with Florida Governor Lawton Chiles who waited five days to submit the formal request for Federal assistance that FEMA officials believed was required before they were empowered to act 104 Florida In Florida President Bush assessed damage in areas south of Miami with Florida Governor Lawton Chiles 58 The president quickly declared the region a disaster area which provided public assistance to victims of the storm in Broward Collier Dade and Monroe Counties 105 Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay flew over the impact area and described the scene as looking like a war zone 106 Governor Chiles considered asking the Florida State Legislature to raise taxes stating that No matter how much Congress appropriates to repair damage from Hurricane Andrew the state will face a substantial cleanup bill 99 Instead of raising taxes Chiles signed a bill into law on December 17 that created a three year reserve fund for losses to uninsured businesses and homes as well as government and school buildings and functions Additionally the bill allowed South Floridians to keep an estimated 500 million in sales tax generated by rebuilding efforts 107 Clean up after Hurricane Andrew in Dade County Crime especially looting and theft rose sharply in the areas south of Miami immediately after Andrew Reports indicate that merchandise was stolen at damaged or destroyed shopping centers in southern Dade County Additionally looting occurred in neighborhoods severely affected by the storm even in homes where few possessions remained 74 108 Initially the slow response of federal aid prompted Dade County Emergency Management Director Kate Hale to famously exclaim at a nationally televised news conference Where in the hell is the cavalry on this one They keep saying we re going to get supplies For God s sake where are they Almost immediately President Bush promised Help is on the way and mobile kitchens food and tents along with over 20 000 units from the Florida Army National Guard 124th Infantry Regiment from Florida the 24th Infantry Division from Fort Stewart the 82nd Airborne Division and logistical support soldiers from the 1st Corps Support Command s 189th Maintenance Battalion from Fort Bragg and the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum 109 110 In order to provide temporary housing for the homeless military personnel initially set up a total of five tent cities in Florida City and Homestead 111 while a sixth tent city was opened at the Miccosukee Indian Reservation shortly after Labor Day weekend 112 The Government of Canada dispatched a team 90 military engineers to repair community centers hospitals and schools Additionally a crew of 300 military personnel were sent to Miami via HMCS Protecteur to assist American relief teams 113 The storm struck Florida in the midst of 1992 presidential election campaign A poll conducted by CBS News in September showed that 65 of Dade County residents approved of Bush s handling of the disaster while 61 of residents approved statewide Despite the support of Bush s response and his proposal to rebuild Homestead Air Force Base he benefited little politically and trailed 48 42 against Bill Clinton in another poll taken in September Additionally 75 of voters in Dade County and 82 of Floridians overall stated that the president s actions in response to Andrew would not impact their vote in November 114 Bush went on to carry the state of Florida but by a margin of only 1 89 115 The hurricane also impacted Governor Chiles politically The state s response to the storm was perceived as poor sinking Chiles approval rating to 22 while his disapproval rating rose to 76 However Chiles was able to recover prior to the 1994 gubernatorial election 116 In the aftermath of the storm extensive psychological effects were documented Difficulty during clean up and recovery led to increased divorce rates and a spike in posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD The cases of PTSD primarily impacted children A sampling of 378 adolescents by the University of South Carolina s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics indicated that 3 of males and 9 of females met the criteria for PTSD 117 Dozens of children in the area attempted suicide while counselors reported that between 50 and 60 children discussed killing themselves between December 1992 and January 1993 118 A panel of psychiatrists and psychologists at the University of Miami agreed that as many as 90 of residents in the worst impacted areas would experience at least a few symptoms of PTSD 119 Within six months the circumstances related to the aftermath of Andrew led to at least five suicides and four homicides 120 A home destroyed by the storm Although proposals to rebuild Homestead Air Force Base were initially rejected 71 the United States Department of Defense eventually expended over 100 million to begin repairs Unsalvageable buildings were demolished Reconstruction then began on a Florida Air National Guard tower air traffic control tower and maintenance hangars Next the rebuilding of communications medical security facility vehicle maintenance and wing headquarters buildings began On March 5 1994 the base reopened as Homestead Air Reserve Base 121 Prior to Andrew the base employed approximately 6 500 military personnel and 1 000 civilians and annually added about 450 million to the local economy 122 123 After its reopening Major Bobby D Angelo expected the base to annually contribute less than half of that between 180 million and 200 million 123 The city of Homestead spent about 6 million on rebuilding the Homestead Sports Complex Despite this the Cleveland Indians fearing the relocation of their more affluent fans moved their spring training location to Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven 124 125 As homes were being rebuilt FEMA provided free temporary mobile homes for 3 501 families and financial assistance to more than 40 000 other families for staying in hotel rooms paying rent and repairing homes 126 Nearly two years after Andrew about 70 of homes in Homestead that were damaged or destroyed were repaired or rebuilt Additionally of the homes destroyed or severely damaged throughout Dade County 36 000 had been restored by July 1994 127 More than 930 000 policyholders in South Florida lost coverage after 11 insurance companies went bankrupt caused by more than 600 000 insurance claims filed This led the Florida Legislature to create new entities such as the Joint Underwriting Association the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund in an effort to restore adequate insurance capacity 128 Stricter building codes were created in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew A survey by Tim Marshall and Richard Herzog of the Haag Engineer Company in Carrollton Texas highlighted several construction issues On the roof of some homes the concrete tiles were glued to felt paper which could easily be ripped by straight line winds At houses with shingled roofs it was found that some of the shingles were stapled perpendicular to the long axis also allowing them to be torn away After the tiles or shingles were peeled off the plywood and prefabricated trusses were exposed to the weather Eventually the plywood and the trusses suffered structural failure leading to roof collapses 129 Tent cities were constructed to house displaced residents In July 1996 Governor Chiles established the Florida Building Codes Study Commission with the purpose of assessing the building codes at the time as well as enacting improvements and reform to the system The commission study indicated that building codes and regulations were developed amended and administered by over 400 local jurisdictions and state agencies 130 The Florida Building Code was established in 1998 and put into effect by 2002 131 It phased out local laws and regulations and replaced them with universal statewide building codes After hurricanes Charley Frances Ivan and Jeanne in 2004 a study conducted by the University of Florida in the following year noted that Homes built under the new Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 A report by the Florida Legislature in 2006 after hurricanes Dennis Katrina and Wilma in 2005 came to a similar conclusion indicating that they added further evidence that the Florida Building Code is working 132 The hurricane also transformed the demographics of Dade County A migration of mostly White families northward to Broward and Palm Beach County was ongoing but accelerated after Andrew 133 Many of these families had used the money they received from insurance claims to relocate 134 The population growth was especially noticeable in southwestern Broward County where land development was pushed years ahead of schedule 133 Similar migration occurred within the Jewish community Although there are areas of Dade County that still have significant Jewish populations many Jews resettled to Coral Springs west Fort Lauderdale Hallandale Beach Plantation and Tamarac in Broward County and Boca Raton and West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County 135 The county had a net loss of about 36 000 people in 1992 while Broward and Palm Beach counties gained about 17 000 and 2 300 Dade County residents respectively 124 By 2001 230 710 people had moved from Dade County to Broward County while 29 125 Dade County residents had moved to Palm Beach County However as Broward County became more crowded 100 871 people relocated from Broward County to Palm Beach County 136 Consequently the Hispanic population in south Dade County climbed rapidly 134 In Homestead for example the Latino population increased from 30 to 45 between 1990 and 2000 137 During the storm a facility housing Burmese pythons was destroyed allowing many of them to escape into the Everglades Although Burmese pythons native to Southeast Asia had been sighted in Everglades National Park since the 1980s the destruction of this facility contributed significantly to the establishment of breeding populations in Florida Due to rapid reproduction and ability to prey on many species 138 the population of Burmese pythons exploded with possibly as many as 300 000 in the Everglades alone 139 Efforts have been made to curb the thriving population of these invasive snakes including a ban on importation of the species to the United States since January 2012 and increased regulations on ownership of a boa constrictor or python 140 141 Louisiana On August 26 George H W Bush toured devastated areas of Louisiana with Governor Edwin Edwards 142 President Bush remarked The destruction from this storm goes beyond anything we have known in recent years but noted that damage was less severe than in Florida After his visit to Louisiana President Bush declared only Terrebonne Parish as a disaster area 86 but later included 34 other parishes under this declaration 143 FEMA initially opened five field offices throughout Louisiana These centers allowed residents to submit applications for aid 144 After Franklin mayor Sam Jones and Congressman Billy Tauzin criticized FEMA for failing to open a field office in Franklin FEMA promised to do so In the first few days following the storm Louisiana National Guard members and local residents worked to remove debris such as downed trees roofing shingles and torn aluminum siding The state National Guard also dispatched water purification units and tanks with filled potable water 145 About 1 300 National Guardsmen were deployed to southern Louisiana 146 In early September officials announced that 1 400 mobile homes homes and apartments would become available to residents whose dwellings became uninhabitable 146 House Resolution 5620 also included disaster aid to the state of Louisiana 100 101 In early December the Small Business Administration SBA approved 33 2 million worth of low interest loans for repairs to homes and businesses By then FEMA had received about 43 600 applications for aid while approving 35 9 million in grants to over 18 000 households that were ineligible for loans from the SBA or were uninsured In addition to the mobile homes already provided FEMA spent 22 6 million on disaster housing 147 See also Tropical cyclones portal Florida portalList of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes List of Florida hurricanes 1975 1999 1926 Miami hurricane A Category 4 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage when it moved directly over Miami 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane Another destructive Category 4 hurricane that took a similar track Hurricane Betsy 1965 Another devastating Category 4 storm that took a similar track in August September 1965 in the Bahamas southern Florida and eastern Louisiana Hurricane Georges 1998 Another Category 4 hurricane that caused major damage in Florida and Louisiana Hurricane Katrina 2005 A Category 5 hurricane that took a similar track and devastated New Orleans and parts of Florida Hurricane Michael 2018 Also made a very destructive impact in Florida as a Category 5 hurricane Hurricane Dorian 2019 A Category 5 hurricane that devastated the Northern Bahamas when it stalled over it at peak intensityNotes All damage figures are in 1992 USD unless otherwise noted All wind speeds in the article are maximum sustained winds sustained for one minute unless otherwise noted All damage figures in 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