Explore Pembroke Pines’ journey post-Hurricane Andrew, with booming neighborhoods, a rich history, and legendary sites like the Hollywood Sportatorium.

A look back at Hurricane Andrew, which struck south Florida 30 years ago. Skip to content. ... At the height of the storm, nearly 1.4 million people in Florida were without power.

What would happen if Category 5 Hurricane Andrew hit Florida today Despite huge advances in forecasts and safety measures, Andrew would remain a tough-to-predict storm. Thirty years later, there ...

Hurricane Andrew caused $26.5 billion in damage, making it the most expensive and most destructive hurricane on record in American history at the time, according to the NHC.

Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts over 200 mph as a Category 5 storm on Aug. 24, 1992. Andrew hammered Homestead and the rest of South Miami-Dade, killed ...

Hurricane-force winds for Andrew - a very tight cyclone - had a diameter of 50 miles compared to the much larger 240-mile diameter of Ian. Based on wind speed, Andrew was more than 200 times more ...

Hurricane Irma: Unseen by tourists, thread of Keys’ society unraveling Fugate said many disaster plans are based on the luxury of having 48 to 72 hours to prepare, evacuate and ruminate. Beryl ...

That Thursday in 1992, veteran forecaster Hal Gerrish was on the day shift monitoring Andrew. In the 5:00 PM discussion, he acknowledged that Hurricane Hunters (recon stands for reconnaissance ...

Hurricane Andrew and its ferocious gusts blew through Miami-Dade County just before 5 a.m. Aug. 24, 1992. The storm was one of the most intense to make landfall in the U.S. and, for many years ...

Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 storm that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. It was the most expensive hurricane in US history before being surpassed by Katrina. Hurricane Ian (2022 ...

Hurricane Andrew ended Florida's 42-year streak of no direct hits from a hurricane. It's legacy and lessons endure 30 years later. ... buildings — over a set height.

And of course, Hurricane Andrew, which all but erased Homestead Florida in 1992. Top Picks. Get the Facts: Here’s the cost and scale of the Army’s birthday military parade ...