Hurricane Andrew, 14 year anniversary

[Jim Cantore]

Can't believe I nearly forgot

[Canelaw99]

Our local news people mentioned that this morning. I wasn't living here in '92, but I have plenty of friends who were here. Strange to look back at all the pics now that I live here though. I can't even imagine what it was like here then....

[Josephine96]

Late last night I posted about the Andrew anniversary and it got deleted..

[JonathanBelles]

i was 2, on a plane flight to elmira, ny

[HeatherAKC]

I don't think it was deleted, I think it went to another forum...maybe the recovery/aftermath forum. I do know it went somewhere, though.

[wzrgirl1]

i was living in Broward at the time and still got 100 mph gusts

[flyingphish]

We got the backside of Andrew at Cat 3. I remember three things about that storm. The first was the hard left when it hit the ridge. The second was a call from a friend in Kendall. The third was a later fishing trip to the the 10,000 islands. Andrew literally shaved the mangroves to the sand. They were just sandbars. Charley did some similar damage and Wilma as well. But after seeing these three..Andrew was the devil from hell. Thank goodness the storm was small in circumference. but for the unfortunate few that were in the center..a true nightmare. Charley was similar in that he was small in scope. But at approx. 25 miles from the eye..I lost half my roof shingles. Wilma got what was left.

[Jim Cantore]

This will be the first Andrew anniversary where we was NOT the costliest storm in U.S history. That title lasted for 13 years, 5 days. (August 24th 1992-August 29th 2005)

And Ironic that Andrews successor was on this day last year just a young Tropical Storm.

Tallys

Damage total: $26.5 Billion
Rank: 2nd (still sounds strange)
Deaths: 26 (39 indirect)
Peak Strength: 922mb, 165-175mph (Disputed)
Landfalls:

Eleuthera island: 150mph, 923mb
Key Biscyane/Homestead: 165mph 922mb (disputed)
Point Chevreuil, Louisiana: 120mph, 956mb

[AussieMark]

isn't this thread similar to
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=88626

[Alladin]

Landfalls:

Eleuthera island: 150mph, 923mb
Key Biscyane/Homestead: 165mph 922mb (disputed)
Point Chevreuil, Louisiana: 120mph, 956mb

It made first landfall in the U.S. on Elliott Key within Biscayne National Park not Key Biscayne. Key Biscayne is north of Homestead.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mia/newpage/bis ... laque.html

[simplykristi]

I remember flying to Detroit MI with my mom around that time. She and I went to visit some relatives. I can't believe it has been 14 years since Hurricane Andrew ht south Florida and then southern Louisiana.

Kristi

[NFLDART]

Never ever forget