Hurricane Season- Hurricane Andrew.

10 Facts about Hurricane Andrew 

1 - Category 5 hurricane 

2 - the second-most-destructive hurricane in U.S. history

3- The first named storm of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season

4 - Andrew struck the northwestern Bahamas, southern Florida at Homestead (south of Miami), and southwest Louisiana around Morgan City, Louisiana in August

5 - Andrew caused $26.5 billion in damage 

6 - 922 mbar (hPa) Land Fall Pressure...

7 - Andrew was responsible for 23 deaths in the United States and three more in the Bahamas. 

8 - 175 mph (280 km/h) Max speed

9 - Formed August 16, 1992 - Dissipated August 28, 1992 

10 - Six hours after becoming a hurricane, Andrew was predicted to make landfall near Jupiter, Florida 

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Hurricane Andrew is the second most powerful hurricane to land in the US in the 20th century. Even though hurricane Andrew was the first of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season the power was in full view as it moved over the Northwestern Bahamas, to Florida and Southwest Louisiana. In hurricane ratings, hurricane Andrew was one of very few category five hurricane is to hit the US and as such many were caught offguard by the force and sheer power of this natural phenomenon.

Such was the ferocity of Andrew that many areas of landfall were unable to measure the speed of the winds as equipment and measuring facilities were literally torn apart. In South Florida there were some readings with an eight minute period measuring an average speed of 142 mph although it did manage to peak at a massive 169 mph. Initial indications were of a storm surge in the region of 10 to 14 feet and 5 to 8 inches of rain but when hurricane Andrew touchdown these estimations were woefully inaccurate.

As the storm passed over the Bahamas it was a category five hurricane with winds in the region of 180 mph and a massive 23 feet storm surge was recorded. This resulted was massive flooding in the area, deaths and damage which ran into hundreds of millions of dollars. Overall hurricane Andrew caused damage estimated at $40.7 billion.

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