hurricane andrew did the most damage in mississippi.
hurricane andrew did the most damage in mississippi.
where did hurricane andrew do the most damage?
mississippi
hurricane andrew was a powerful and destructive category 5 atlantic hurricane that struck the bahamas, florida, and louisiana in august 1992. it was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit florida until hurricane irma surpassed it 25 years later. it was the strongest landfalling hurricane in decades and the costliest hurricane to make landfall anywhere in the united states, until it was surpassed by katrina in 2005. 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 (270 km/h). passing directly through the city of homestead in dade county (now known as miami-dade county), andrew stripped many homes of all but their concrete foundations. in total, andrew destroyed more than 63,500 houses, damaged more than 124,000 others, caused $27.3 billion in damage, and left 65 people dead.
hurricane andrew
the effects of hurricane andrew in the bahamas included three direct fatalities and $250 million (1992 usd) in damage. forming from a tropical wave on august 16, andrew remained weak until rapidly intensifying on august 22, and late on august 23 it made its first landfall in the bahamas on eleuthera as a category 5 hurricane with winds of 260 km/h (160 mph); early the next day hurricane andrew passed through the southern berry islands with winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). the hurricane later made a devastating landfall in southern florida, and after striking southern louisiana it dissipated over the eastern united states. andrew was the first major hurricane to affect the nation since hurricane betsy in 1965. it caused $250 million in damage (1965 usd, $384 million 2007 usd), with damage heaviest on eleuthera and cat cay. four deaths occurred due to the storm, of which one was indirectly related to the hurricane.
effects of hurricane andrew in the bahamas