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.

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.

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 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 ...

Andrew is one of only four hurricanes to make landfall in the continental U.S. as a Cat 5, alongside the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, 1969’s Camille and 2018’s Michael.

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.