Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew was first formed on August 22,1992 in the Atlantic Ocean and headed towards the southern part of Florida.It made land fall in Elliot Key, a regatta to the east of Florida, as a Category 5 Hurricane. Then it went on to southern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. After it hit Elliot Key and southern Florida, Andrew went through the Gulf of Mexico and finally hit Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane. The damage in Elliot Key was worth 25$ billion and the hurricane caused 26 direct deaths and 39 indirect deaths. Hurricane Andrew destroyed 49,000 homes and damaged 108,000 homes.