Hurricane season is upon us once again. As a former resident of Dade County FL (Miami), I can tell you that Hurricane Andrew was the most terrifying thing I have ever experienced.
On August 24th 1992, Andrew made landfall in Southern Dade County around 5AM. I used to live in Aventura, on the Dade Broward Co line, 40 miles from Homestead. Shingles were torn from the roof, and windows were blown out by falling tree limbs. Homestead was leveled. At that time, Andrew was the most devistating natural disaster in US history. We all know how devistating Katrina was for the New Orleans area. Andrew and Katrina have many similarities. Andrew hit on Aug 24th. Katrina on Aug 29th. Andrew hit South FL as a Cat 5 hurricane, and then took a track straight for New Orleans, hitting New Orleans as a Cat 1 days later. Katrina hit Miami as a Cat 1 and then followed the same track as Andrew, however, unlike Andrew Katrina strengthened in the Gulf and was a Cat 3 when it hit New Orleans, and the region
2007-05-28
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