Hurricane Andrew
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Hurricane Andrew was a devastating Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1992 that caused catastrophic damage in South Florida and parts of Louisiana, becoming one of the costliest and most destructive storms in U.S. history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Andrew (1992) | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic hurricane
ⓘ
Category 5 hurricane ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ tropical cyclone ⓘ |
| affectedCountry |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Florida Keys
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ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami-Dade County NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agencyDesignated | National Hurricane Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameHurricaneOn | 1992-08-22 ⓘ |
| becameTropicalStormOn | 1992-08-17 ⓘ |
| countryWithGreatestDamage | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countyWithGreatestDamage | Miami-Dade County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageCost | approximately 27.3 billion USD (1992) ⓘ |
| damageCostAdjusted | over 50 billion USD (inflation-adjusted) ⓘ |
| damageType |
catastrophic
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flood damage ⓘ storm surge damage ⓘ wind damage ⓘ |
| dateOfFloridaLandfall | 1992-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfLouisianaLandfall | 1992-08-26 ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 1992-08-29 ⓘ |
| fatalities | over 60 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesCountry |
Bahamas
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ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalitiesDirectAndIndirect | 65 ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1992-08-16 ⓘ |
| landfallArea |
near Homestead, Florida
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south of Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| landfallCity | Homestead, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landfallState |
Florida
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Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeLandfall |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeLandfallCountry |
Bahamas
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ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| meteorologicalOrigin | tropical wave off the west coast of Africa ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure | 922 hPa ⓘ |
| nameRetired | true ⓘ |
| nameRetiredFrom | Atlantic hurricane naming list ⓘ |
| nameRetiredYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme wind damage in Miami-Dade County
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rapid intensification before Florida landfall ⓘ |
| notableImpact |
major damage to electrical and infrastructure systems in South Florida
ⓘ
one of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history at the time ⓘ one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history ⓘ severe damage to agriculture in South Florida ⓘ significant damage in southern Louisiana ⓘ widespread destruction of homes in South Florida ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of hurricanes in Florida
ⓘ
history of hurricanes in Louisiana ⓘ |
| peak1MinuteSustainedWinds |
175 mph
ⓘ
280 km/h ⓘ |
| promptedChange |
U.S. building codes in South Florida
ⓘ
emergency management practices in the United States ⓘ insurance industry policies in Florida ⓘ |
| reachedCategory5On | 1992-08-23 ⓘ |
| replacementName | Alex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SaffirSimpsonScaleCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| season | 1992 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| stateWithGreatestDamage | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | Cape Verde-type hurricane ⓘ |
| year | 1992 ⓘ |
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Hurricane Andrew (1992)