Hurricane Andrew Palm Beach County
Andrew was a disorganized system as late as the afternoon of friday aug.
Hurricane andrew palm beach county. However after curving westward on august 22 the storm rapidly intensified to reach peak winds of 175 mph. It became a hurricane the morning of the 22nd and in just 36 hours exploded. There were 26 deaths. About 250 000 people were left homelessin dade county alone.
The effects of hurricane andrew in florida proved to be at the time the costliest disaster in the state s history as well as the then costliest on record in the united states. The storm caused damage to south louisiana and the bahamas but the brunt of its impact fell on south florida where. It moved west northwest and remained weak for several days due to strong wind shear. Palm beach county and the treasure coast are under a hurricane watch on friday due to the potential threat of hurricane isaias over the weekend.
Hurricane andrew turned south and hit to the south of miami sparing broward and palm beach counties from a direct hit. Andrew was the costliest hurricane to make landfall anywhere in the united states until. 21 but overnight it reorganized. Hurricane andrew formed from a tropical wave on august 16 1992 in the tropical atlantic ocean.
As of 11 a m the national hurricane center is reporting that hurricane isaias is a category one. September 3 1979 hurricane david brushes the eastern coastline after moving ashore near palm beach producing heavy rainfall with one location reporting over 10 inches 250 mm of precipitation as well as strong winds which result in 95 million in damage 1979 usd 282 million 2008 usd primarily in palm beach county. Hurricane andrew was a category 5 atlantic hurricane that struck the bahamas and florida in august 1992. A look back at photos of hurricane andrew from 25 years ago building codes were overhauled after andrew devastated entire neighborhoods when it roared through miami dade county as a.
Hurricane andrewwas a category 5 storm that hit south florida on august 24th1992 with wind speeds of 165 miles per hour. The hurricane causes five casualties in the state. The hurricane watch extends from north of deerfield. Following its passage through the.
Andrew caused major damage in the bahamas and louisiana but 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 280 km h and a gust as high as 174 mph.