Chattanooga is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Chattanooga State Community College.
The Sunshine State has been pummeled by dozens of tropical storm systems since the 1950s -- none worse than Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The Category 5 hurricane with gusts of more than 200 mph held the title as the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Severe freezes have been disastrous for Florida farming on multiple occasions.
Andrew remained the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history until Hurricane Katrina in 2005 surpassed all records. More than 250,000 people were left homeless; 82,000 businesses were destroyed or damaged; about 100,000 residents of south Dade County permanently left the area in Andrew's wake.uring August 16 - 28 of 1992 Hurricane Andrew created some 25-30 billion in 1992 worth of damage ($45 billion in 2005 U.S. dollars); thus Andrew is the ranked the most expensive natural disaster in the U.S. history.