It was a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of over 165 mph
The storm affected mostly just the southern most portion of Florida Homestead & some of Miami with "major damage" but the storm itself was as wide as Florida and half of Georgia until it got to the west coast where it was the size of nearly the whole Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Andrew was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane after flattening Florida, and struck New Orleans as a category three.
No. At peak strength Hurricane Andrew had peak winds of 174 mph and a pressure of 922 millibars (lower pressure means a stronger storm). In terms of wind speed, the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record was Hurricane Camille with winds of 190 mph. In terms of pressure the strongest Atlantic storm was Hurricane Wilma with a pressure of 882 millibars.
However, an even stronger storm was Typhoon Tip (a typhoon is a hurricane in the western Pacific Ocean), which had winds of 190 mph and a pressure of 870 millibars.
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 Hurricane. However, some notes indicate that it had initially been classified as a Category 4 Hurricane, and later the classification was upgraded.
Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane when it struck Florida and the Bahamas, but was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane before striking New Orleans as one.
Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane.
Hurricane Andrew started as a tropical disturbance, as most hurricanes do. But it would not have been called such during its time as a hurricane.
Hurricane Andrew was part of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season.
Yes. Hurricane Andrew was Tropical Depression Three for about a day before becoming Tropical Storm Andrew and then Hurricane Andrew 5 days later.
Nobody did. Hurricane Andrew formed and dissipated by natural forces. Nobody can stop a hurricane.
At peak intensity Hurricane Andrew had a central pressure of 922 mb.
Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in august of 1992.
Hurricane Andrew was part of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane Andrew was in 1992. Hurricane Katrina was in 2005.
Hurricane Andrew started in the Atlantic Ocean.
Yes. Hurricane Andrew was Tropical Depression Three for about a day before becoming Tropical Storm Andrew and then Hurricane Andrew 5 days later.
Hurricane Andrew
Not at all. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, making it one of the strongest hurricanes of the past 20 years.
Hurricane Andrew wasn't as bad or as strong as Katrina, if that's what you mean.
Nobody did. Hurricane Andrew formed and dissipated by natural forces. Nobody can stop a hurricane.
It didn't. Hurricane Andrew was the most damaging hurricane on record until Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Andrew was a hurricane. Tornadoes are not given names.
At peak intensity Hurricane Andrew had a central pressure of 922 mb.
Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in august of 1992.