The Effect Of Hurricane Andrew In Florida
On August 24, 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm, it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14, 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26, with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida, 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly.” Andrew cost 25 billion worth of damages from the places it effected. The places that were also affected by Andrew were Bahamas, southern Florida, and southcentral Louisiana. Andrews path started in South Florida, through the Gulf of Mexico and then