Hurricane Andrew cover-up?

[MGC]

I guess we didn't land on the moon either, give the conspiracy theory a rest. If you were a resident of south Florida and didn't know Andrew was coming then you must have been in a coma....MGC

[vbhoutex]

I guess we didn't land on the moon either, give the conspiracy theory a rest. If you were a resident of south Florida and didn't know Andrew was coming then you must have been in a coma....MGC

Must agree with you here. I don't live anywhere near Miami or S. FL to say the least and I was up watching it come in on the internet.

[cycloneye]

I guess we didn't land on the moon either, give the conspiracy theory a rest. If you were a resident of south Florida and didn't know Andrew was coming then you must have been in a coma....MGC

Must agree with you here. I don't live anywhere near Miami or S. FL to say the least and I was up watching it come in on the internet.

Agree MGC. And I was watching all of what was going on in Florida very far away from Puerto Rico.

[gtalum]

I remember staying up all night watching the coverage safely from CIncinnati. It was no surprise.

[USCG_Hurricane_Watcher]

1. Hurricane Andrew's real death toll was covered up big time. One coast guard team alleged to have recovered 1,500 bodies.

No chance...There would still be Coasties around that would have taken part in something like that...Our service is smaller than the NYPD and news like that would travel fast and, over time, the truth would eventually come out.

Looking at the bigger picture, that would mean there would be 1,500 Next-of-Kin notifications. Let's say I was a conspiracy nut and I swore 'til I was blue in the face the CG was keeping it quiet...how about the family members, all 1,500 of them? Morgue officials? Body identification? People who weren't sure of the where-abouts of family members, and were "ruling out possibilities?" Red Cross workers? Local Civil Defense? etc., etc...

Besides...Search and Rescue case files are public record, feel free to research...and also, falsifying or "gun-decking" an official record is a crime...

Maybe they were counting fish?!?!...storm surges wreak havoc on near-coastal, shallow water species...

[AussieMark]

I have difficulty comprehending that 1,500 could die in the US from a hurricane especially in this day of age. That would be the deadliest US hurricane since 1928 (Lake Okeechobee) if It were true.

[USCG_Hurricane_Watcher]

I have difficulty comprehending that 1,500 could die in the US from a hurricane especially in this day of age. That would be the deadliest US hurricane since 1928 (Lake Okeechobee) if It were true.

Thanks TropWX...I couldn't remember the date of that one...Wasn't that the storm where the lake's water built up on the northern bank before spilling over and drowning those who didn't evacuate?

[AussieMark]

Yes a very high casulty rate from that storm.

[cycloneye]

Yes a very high casulty rate from that storm.

That same hurricane in 1928 caused over 300 deaths in Puerto Rico as a cat 5.

[Aslkahuna]

Ironically, one could guess that I'm one of the few here who DIDN'T pay much attention to Andrew as it came in towards FL. Reason? We had our OWN storm to worry about-Tropical Storm Lester which entered the US from Mexico (the ultimate illegal) about 4 hours before Andrew hit FL thus becoming the first named storm of 1992 to hit the US. Though not on a par with Andrew, Lester nevertheless gave us a working over plus knocking out power as many trees came down.

Steve

[Derek Ortt]

One interesting note about Lester. NHC operationally killed it off so they could focus entirely on Andrew.

Glad I wasn't in the field then, would have been probably 5 consecutive days without sleep

[Aslkahuna]

Their final track has Lester at 35kt and 999mb at 06Z on the 24th at the same time some of the mesonet stations at FHU were reporting 15 minute winds of over 40kt with gusts of 70-80mph in the area and a pressure of 997mb at FHU 20 miles from the center.

Steve

[cajungal]

I read that story and think it is all a lie. Just trying to get attention. There is no way 1,500 people died during Andrew. It would of been all over the news. There is no way they could of kept that a secret. And if you lived anywhere in South Florida, you had to know Andrew was coming. Unless you were in a deep coma. And if you did not take the neccessary precautions, then you must of wanted to commit suicide or something.

[stormcrow]

I suspect there were many strange things after Andrew. Were there uncounter bodies, wouldn't suprise me. West of Homestead were many run down trailer parks full of illegal workers. I saw one where there were many destroyed trailers and the miltiary had the entry road blocked, armed soldiers on guard (the ones that carried ammo) and the only entry road had a check point (with a sign that said CHECKPOINT HIPSHOOT). I tried to ask directions and was told to get lost. Seemed to me there was lots for the military to do besides guarding a rural trailer park. Is this proof, NO, but it was strange.

[HurricaneBill]

US fatalities from hurricanes:

1954 Hurricane Carol 65 dead

1954 Hurricane Edna 21 dead

1954 Hurricane Hazel 95 dead

1955 Hurricane Connie 25 dead

1955 Hurricane Diane 184 dead

1955 Hurricane Ione 7 dead

1957 Hurricane Audrey 578 dead

1959 Hurricane Gracie 22 dead

1960 Hurricane Donna 50 dead

1961 Hurricane Carla 46 dead

1964 Hurricane Cleo 13 dead

1964 Hurricane Dora 5 dead

1964 Hurricane Hilda 38 dead

1965 Hurricane Betsy 79 dead

1966 Hurricane Inez 5 dead

1967 Hurricane Beulah 38 dead

1969 Hurricane Camille 256 dead

1970 Hurricane Celia 12 dead

1972 Hurricane Agnes 127 dead

1974 Hurricane Carmen 4 dead

1975 Hurricane Eloise 16 dead

1979 Hurricane David 5 dead

1979 Hurricane Frederic 12 dead

1980 Hurricane Allen 24 dead

1983 Hurricane Alicia 21 dead

1985 Hurricane Elena 4 dead

1985 Hurricane Gloria 8 dead

1989 Hurricane Hugo 28 dead

1991 Hurricane Bob 18 dead

1992 Hurricane Andrew 26 dead

1995 Hurricane Opal 9 dead

1996 Hurricane Fran 24 dead

1998 Hurricane Georges 1 dead

1999 Hurricane Floyd 56 dead

2002 Hurricane Lili 1 dead

2003 Hurricane Isabel 16 dead

2004 Hurricane Charley 10 dead

2004 Hurricane Frances 6 dead

2004 Hurricane Ivan 26 dead

2004 Hurricane Jeanne 4 dead

[tallywx]

For the sequel of B.S., check out the "Hurricane Charley Coverup" eyewitness accounts below (compiled by the same author as the Hurricane Andrew POS):

http://www.whereheavensmeet.com/charley ... tters.html

[Downdraft]

Some continue to blame the NHC for "forecasting errors." Since when did predicting hurricanes become an exact science. The NHC has for years consistently warned against intensity forecast predictions. Seems to me it's the responsibility of the people in the warned areas to stay safe not the NHC's responsibility to hold their hands.

[Stormsfury]

Some continue to blame the NHC for "forecasting errors." Since when did predicting hurricanes become an exact science. The NHC has for years consistently warned against intensity forecast predictions. Seems to me it's the responsibility of the people in the warned areas to stay safe not the NHC's responsibility to hold their hands.

THANK YOU!!!! .... this needed to be posted!!!

[gtalum]

It is funny to see people who live in a place where they KNOW they're in danger of falling in the path of hurricanes blaming the NHC for not predicting it closely enough. I thought they did pretty well in 2004. It's not as though hurricanes ride on rails.

[Derek Ortt]

I've heard that in Charley from a friend of mine at RSMAS who has family in the affected area that the body count was higher than 10 (though nowhere near the number that the POS author is writing). Some undocumented could not be identified; thus, they are not officially dead. That being sadi, there may have been 50-60 dead from Charley, far below the BS reports.

What you can do to get a mroe realistic number is to maybe multiple the official reports by 2, just to account for the "missing" You'll still end up well below the BS though