Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew wiped out communities south of Miami killing 15 people when it struck in 1992. Dozens more died from injuries stemming from the storm and its aftermath. The storms wind speeds were estimated at more than 160 miles per hour; it broke the gauges that were used to collect data. Hurricane Andrew was a small and fast-moving hurricane, they compared to slow giants like the more recent storms like Katrina and Rita. In Florida almost 8 inches of rain came down in Broward and Miami Dade counties. The most rainfall from hurricane Andrew was in Hammond, LA, with almost 1 foot of rain. The Hurricane damaged or destroyed 9,500 traffic signs and signals, 3,300 miles of power lines 3,000 water mains, 59 health facilities, 31 public schools, 32,900 acres of farmland and 82,000 businesses.  Winds at landfall 165mph, gusts to 180mph, 10 miles wide eye, 16.9ft storm surge, 922mb. Highest unofficial gust 178mph, Briefly hit winds of 170mph just east of Eleuthero Island(Recon).