The 1992 Atlantic hurricane season was a way below average hurricane season that had one of the latest dates on record for the first named storm. [23] Several tropical storm and hurricane warnings were issued for much of Central and South Florida, from Titusville on the east coast to Venice on the west coast. Accelerating northeastward, the depression began merging with the approaching frontal system, and by midday on August 28, Andrew had lost its tropical identity while located over the southern Appalachian Mountains. This led the Florida Legislature to create new entities, such as the Joint Underwriting Association, the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, in an effort to restore adequate insurance capacity. Louisiana Hurricane History: Late 20th century (continued), The Greatest Miami Dolphins Teams of All Time, https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ハリケーン・アンドリュー&oldid=77291917, 国際名Andrewは、この年限りで引退となった。代わりにAlexという国際名に変更となった。. In total, Hurricane Andrew killed 65 people and caused $26.5 billion (1992 USD) in damage, making it the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history only after Hurricane Katrina (2005). [124] In Homestead, for example, the Latino population increased from 30% to 45% between 1990 and 2000. It was reported that the … [77], While Andrew was entering the Gulf of Mexico, oil companies evacuated hundreds of employees from offshore drilling platforms. [29], Shortly after the storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico from southern Florida, the National Hurricane Center issued hurricane watches and warnings for the Gulf Coast of the United States beginning at 13:00 UTC on August 24. Berwick High School, sheltering about 2,000 people, was deroofed during the storm. FEMA spokesman Grant Peterson stated, "24 hours is not reasonable to expect to have all the resources of the federal government landing in the middle of a disaster. One person drowned from the surge in Lower Bogue, Eleuthera, and two others died in The Bluff. After the tiles or shingles were peeled off, the plywood and prefabricated trusses were exposed to the weather. [2], As Andrew moved ashore in Louisiana, its outer fringes produced a storm tide of about 1.3 ft (0.40 m) in Sabine Pass, Texas. [119], In July 1996, Governor Chiles established the Florida Building Codes Study Commission, with the purpose of assessing the building codes at the time, as well as enacting improvements and reform to the system. [2] Only minor damage occurred in Nassau, according to the Bahamas Red Cross,[48] but on the private island of Cat Cay, many expensive homes sustained heavy damage. [118] Stricter building codes were created in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. A poll conducted by CBS News in September showed that 65% of Dade County residents approved of Bush's handling of the disaster, while 61% of residents approved statewide. A tornado in Howard County damaged several homes, some extensively. This caused the hurricane to decelerate to the northwest, and winds decreased as Andrew approached the Gulf Coast of the United States. [73] Collectively, 14 tornadoes were reported in the parishes of Ascension, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and Avoyelles, as well as in Baton Rouge. [86][87], Initially, the Bahamas National Disaster Coordinator believed that foreign aid was not required, but shortly after the storm, the Government of the United Kingdom began distributing blankets, food, ice, and water. [8] The cyclone weakened further while crossing the Bahama Banks, and at 01:00 UTC on August 24, Andrew hit the southern Berry Islands of the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). After his visit to Louisiana, President Bush declared only Terrebonne Parish as a disaster area,[76] but later included 34 other parishes under this declaration. [113] The city of Homestead spent about $6 million on rebuilding the Homestead Sports Complex. [21][48] In addition, assistance came from Canada, Japan, and the United States, as well as the United Nations. John M. Williams, Iver W. Duedall et Fred Doehring (1997). [99][100] In order to provide temporary housing for the homeless, military personnel initially set up a total of five tent cities in Florida City and Homestead,[101] while a sixth tent city was opened at the Miccosukee Indian Reservation shortly after Labor Day weekend. Iberia Parish was also among the most severely impacted parishes. Andrew killed dozens and caused an estimated USD 15.5 billion (1992 dollars) in total insured losses—USD 15.0 billion in Florida—and resulted in the insolvency of 11 insurance companies. It struck South Miami-Dade County (then known as Dade County) during the pre-dawn hours on Monday, August 24th, 1992. 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At houses with shingled roofs, it was found that some of the shingles were stapled perpendicular to the long axis, also allowing them to be torn away. Category 5 Hurricane Andrew tore into South Florida on August 24, 1992, 17 years after the previous landfall of a major hurricane in that state. Congressman S. William Green of New York, a member of the Appropriations Committee, stated that he believed the agency learned little from its botched response to Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The hurricane made landfall near Homestead in the early morning hours of Aug. 24, 1992. [91] The state of Florida alone received $9 billion through the disaster relief bill. [36] The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport closed, with jumbo jets being flown to other airports. [121] It phased out local laws and regulations and replaced them with universal statewide building codes. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center image. At the time, Hurricane Andrew was the most expensive Atlantic hurricane in U.S. history (later surpassed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005). The highest sustained wind speed for the storm was 146 mph (235 km/h), recorded at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, before instruments also failed there. [49] At the capital city of Nassau, sustained winds reached 92 mph (148 km/h), while gusts up to 115 mph (185 km/h) were reported. [2] Convection became more organized as upper-level outflow became better established. [2] In the Gulf of Mexico, the eye remained well-defined as the hurricane turned to the west-northwest, a change due to the weakening of the ridge to its north. [2] However, a 2004 paper by Christopher Landsea and others concluded that Andrew became a Category 5 hurricane near the Bahamas on August 23 and reached maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h). [96] Governor Chiles considered asking the Florida State Legislature to raise taxes, stating that "No matter how much Congress appropriates to repair damage from Hurricane Andrew, the state will face a substantial cleanup bill". [50] Much of the northwestern Bahamas received damage,[49] with estimated monetary losses reaching $250 million. [66] Agriculture suffered extensively as well, with an 85% loss to fruit crops such as avocados, limes, and mangoes. One death occurred in the parish due to electrocution. [48], Andrew produced several tornadoes in the area. [2] At 08:40 UTC on August 24, Andrew struck Elliott Key as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of 165 mph (266 km/h) and a pressure of 926 mbar (27.34 inHg). [48] Rebuilding began quickly on the hardest hit islands. [79] Initially, a production loss of 240,000 to 270,000 barrels per day occurred – approximately one-third of production throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Even today, Andrew ranks third in insurance claims payouts behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The remnants of Andrew also spawned several tornadoes in Maryland. Andrew spawned at least 28 tornadoes along the Gulf Coast, especially in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Additionally, a tornado in Floyd County near Rome snapped and uprooted several trees, damaged several fences and homes, and flipped over a trailer, tossing it on top of four cars. About 800 houses were destroyed in the archipelago, and there was substantial damage to the transport, water, sanitation, agriculture, and fishing sectors. It is the third-strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland by wind speed (165 mph). [68] Property damage reached about $100 million and three fatalities were reported in Broward County. College of the Mainland, Galveston College, and Texas A&M University at Galveston were also closed. By then, FEMA had received about 43,600 applications for aid, while approving $35.9 million in grants to over 18,000 households that were ineligible for loans from the SBA or were uninsured. It moved quickly westward, steered by a warm core high to its north. Andrew making landfall in south Florida http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1287/88875256fk3.jpg FormationAugust 16, 1992 Dissipation August 28, 1992 Highest winds 175 mph Lowest pressure 922 mbar Deaths 26 direct, 39 indirect Damages $26.5 billion (1992 USD) Areas affectedBahamas, Florida, Louisiana, southern United States Part of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season The twelfth named storm and seventh hurricane of the 1992 Pacific hurricane season, Lester formed on August 20 from a tropical wave southwest of Mexico.. [2], At 08:30 UTC on August 26, the cyclone made landfall about 20 mi (30 km) west-southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana, with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). The most damaging tornado was spawned in Elmore County and moved from an area northeast of Montgomery to the south of Wetumpka and briefly lifted during its 0.5 mi (0.80 km) track. Hurricane Andrew - August 23-28, 1992 A tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa on the 14th of August. Hurricane Andrew reviews the environmental conditions that conspire to cause a hurricane, the special mix of weather patterns that caused Hurricane Andrew to grow with such force in August 1992, and the cost of the disaster in The clean and peaceful street bears no resemblance to the way it looked on 25 August 1992, a few hours after Hurricane Andrew - a powerful category five storm - … Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida during the morning of August 24, 1992. However, Chiles was able to recover prior to the 1994 gubernatorial election. [15] In West Virginia, the remnants of Andrew combined with a cold front to produce 1.5 to 2.5 in (38 to 64 mm) of rain over portions of the state, causing flooding in areas of Morgantown with poor drainage. 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. [83] Additionally, a possible tornado damaged a home and two trailers in Lawrence County. [55] The president quickly declared the region a disaster area, which provided public assistance to victims of the storm in Broward, Collier, Dade, and Monroe Counties. [55] The storm surge from Andrew caused more than $500 million in losses to boats and buildings. The hurricane destroyed 90% of mobile homes in the county, including 99% of mobile homes in Homestead. Throughout the basin and Bayou Lafourche, 187 million freshwater fish were killed in the hurricane. [32] In response to computer simulations showing that storm surge from a tropical cyclone like Hurricane Andrew could over-top the levees, workers closed 111 floodgates. [26] Damage in that county was about $131 million. It was reported that the winds' velocity was up to 164 miles per hour. HMS Cardiff, a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer, was the operational guard ship at the time and assisted in relief operations in and around the Gregorytown area. The storm came to be known as "The Big One," according to the HistoryMiami Museum’s website. Even a month prior to Andrew, the House Committee on Appropriations – which oversees the budget for FEMA – released a report calling the agency a "political dumping ground" and a "turkey farm" due to its "weak, inexperienced leaders". The vast majority of the damage was as a result of extremely high winds, although a few tornadoes spawned by Andrew caused considerable damage in Louisiana. [116] Nearly two years after Andrew, about 70% of homes in Homestead that were damaged or destroyed were repaired or rebuilt. The early stages of the storm that would become Hurricane Andrew began on August 16, 1992, with a tropical wave moving from the west … [nb 2][8] Despite its intensity, Andrew was a small tropical cyclone, with winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) extending out only about 90 mi (150 km) from the center. ハリケーン・アンドリュー （Hurricane Andrew）は、 1992年 に アメリカ合衆国 に大きな被害をもたらした ハリケーン 。. [76] During the storm's passage, upwelling occurred in the Atchafalaya Basin and Bayou Lafourche, killing 187 million freshwater fish. [125] The county had a net loss of about 36,000 people in 1992, while Broward and Palm Beach counties gained about 17,000 and 2,300 Dade County residents, respectively. A report by the Florida Legislature in 2006 after hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma in 2005 came to a similar conclusion, indicating that "they added further evidence that the Florida Building Code is working. [103], The storm struck Florida in the midst of 1992 presidential election campaign. Reconstruction then began on a Florida Air National Guard tower, air traffic control tower, and maintenance hangars. [64] The Cutler Ridge Mall suffered severe wind and water damage; after the storm, significant looting was reported at that location. Aren't big tropical cyclones also intense tropical cyclones? On the roof of some homes, the concrete tiles were glued to felt paper, which could easily be ripped by straight line winds. [1], A tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa on August 14. After entering Mississippi, the cyclone deteriorated to tropical depression status early on August 27. [32], In Louisiana, Governor Edwin Edwards declared a state of emergency. [109] Within six months, the circumstances related to the aftermath of Andrew led to at least five suicides and four homicides. The high winds destroyed large areas of sugar and soybean crops, estimated at $289 million in damage. As it moved ashore, the hurricane produced storm tides of at least 8 ft (2.4 m) above normal, causing flooding along the coast from Vermilion Bay to Lake Borgne. [107] Dozens of children in the area attempted suicide, while counselors reported that between 50 and 60 children discussed killing themselves between December 1992 and January 1993. [2] In the forecast issued six hours after becoming a hurricane, the cyclone was predicted to make landfall near Jupiter, Florida, with winds of 105 mph (170 km/h) on August 25. When Hurricane Andrew roared across South Florida 20 years ago this August, it flattened homes, uprooted trees and destroyed suburban blocks for miles around. [124] The population growth was especially noticeable in southwestern Broward County, where land development was pushed "years ahead of schedule". Additionally, 83 pipeline segments suffered damage to some degree. [72] Property damage in the county reached about $30 million. Hurricane Andrew was a powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. [2] On August 19, a Hurricane Hunters flight into the storm failed to locate a well-defined center[5] and on the following day, a flight found that the cyclone had degenerated to the extent that only a diffuse low-level circulation center remained; observations indicated the barometric pressure rose to an unusually high 1,015 mbar (29.97 inHg). The twister also tossed and wrecked a recreational vehicle and its trailer, downed trees, and flattened cornfields. [61] Nearby, in the small town of Florida City, over 120 homes were demolished and 700 others were damaged, while a number of other buildings were damaged beyond repair, including City Hall. The thunderstorm activity became more concentrated, and narrow spiral rainbands began to develop around a center of circulation. [9] After reaching that intensity, the hurricane underwent an eyewall replacement cycle. [97], Crime, especially looting and theft, rose sharply in the areas south of Miami immediately after Andrew. In Cypremort Point State Park, several mobile homes were destroyed. [112][113] After its reopening, Major Bobby D'Angelo expected the base to annually contribute less than half of that – between $180 million and $200 million. [2] Offshore, a group of six fishermen from Alabama drowned. [88], After assessing the devastation in Florida and Louisiana, U.S. President George H. W. Bush initially proposed a $7.1 billion aid package to provide disaster benefits, small-business loans, agricultural recovery, food stamps, and public housing for victims of Hurricane Andrew. Hurricane Andrew was a powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It produced hurricane-force winds along its path through Louisiana, damaging large stretches of power lines that left about 230,000 people without electricity. The effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida proved to be at the time the costliest disaster in the state's history, as well as the then-costliest on record in the United States. Early in the morning on August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made its first U.S. landfall along the eastern coast of the Florida Peninsula. [136], In early September, officials announced that 1,400 mobile homes, homes, and apartments would become available to residents whose dwellings became uninhabitable. 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 (280 km/h) and a gust as high as 174 mph. A strong high pressure system then developed over the southeastern United States, which built eastward and caused Andrew to turn to the west. A sampling of 378 adolescents by the University of South Carolina's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics indicated that 3% of males and 9% of females met the criteria for PTSD. Rainfall was generally light, possibly as a result of the storm's relatively fast movement. All watches and warnings were discontinued on August 24. [89] After the House of Representatives appropriated aid to victims of Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii and Typhoon Omar in Guam, the cost was later increased to $11.1 billion. The cases of PTSD primarily impacted children. Andrew began as a tropical depression over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on August 16. In Carroll County, several dwellings and barns were damaged, with one mobile home destroyed. [74] Sustained winds in the state were below tropical storm force, though a wind gust of 41 mph (67 km/h) was observed in Huntsville. [64][98] Initially, the slow response of federal aid prompted Dade County Emergency Management Director Kate Hale to famously exclaim at a nationally televised news conference, "Where in the hell is the cavalry on this one? The tornado destroyed 2 homes and damaged 18 homes, 1 mobile home, 2 barns, and 1 vehicle. [73] Before making landfall, Andrew spawned an F3 tornado in LaPlace, which killed two people and injured 32. [95] Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay flew over the impact area and described the scene as looking "like a war zone". 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