It started off the coast of Africa and moved west with the Trade winds. It first made landfall in the Bahamas and then struck Homestead, Florida as a category 5 hurricane. It weakened as it passed over the peninsula, then crossed the Gulf of Mexico and hit near Morgan City, LA.
Rainfall from Andrew reached almost 14 inches in Miami-Dade County.
Climate change
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.
Not really. While the path Hurricane Andrew took was not unusual, it it impossible to make accurate predictions on a hurricane's path more than about a week into the future. So when Andrew first became a tropical storm, nobody knew quite where it would go.
Climate change
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.