Not mild at all. Hurricane Andrew was once of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States; one of only three to strike as a category 5 storm. It was the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history prior to Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds. The pressure was 922 mbar.
Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 storm, which is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It made landfall in Florida on August 24, 1992, with winds exceeding 165 mph, causing widespread devastation.
when hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992 it came in a cat. #5
Hurricane Andrew was stronger. It was a category 5 hurricane with peak winds of 175 mph, making landfall still as a category 5 with winds of 165 mph. Floyd was a category 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph. It made landfall as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
Not mild at all. Hurricane Andrew was once of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States; one of only three to strike as a category 5 storm. It was the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history prior to Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds. The pressure was 922 mbar.
Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 storm, which is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It made landfall in Florida on August 24, 1992, with winds exceeding 165 mph, causing widespread devastation.
when hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992 it came in a cat. #5
Not at all. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, making it one of the strongest hurricanes of the past 20 years.
Katrina was stronger. At peak intensity Hurricane Katrina had 175 mph sustained winds and a central pressure of 902 millibars (the lower the pressure, the stronger the hurricane). By comparison, Andrew peaked at 165 mph and had a pressure of 922 millibars. Both storms reached category 5 status.
Hurricane Andrew was stronger. It was a category 5 hurricane with peak winds of 175 mph, making landfall still as a category 5 with winds of 165 mph. Floyd was a category 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph. It made landfall as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
The last hurricane to hit the U.S. at category 5 intensity was Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane. It made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
In damages and deaths, yes. In category and intensity, no.
Hurricane Andrew hit Florida on August 24, 1992 and Louisiana on August 26.
Hurricane Andrew was a more powerful and destructive storm compared to Hurricane Irene. Andrew made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane in 1992, causing widespread devastation in the Bahamas and southern Florida. In contrast, Irene, which struck the East Coast in 2011, was classified as a Category 3 hurricane and caused significant damage but was not as severe as Andrew.