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 hit South Florida with a category 5 on August 24th 1992.
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.
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 hit South Florida with a category 5 on August 24th 1992.
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.
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
Yes. A small hurricane does not mean a weak hurricane. Hurricane Andrew, which was rather small as hurricanes go, hit Florida at category 5 strength, devastating parts of Miami.
Not at all. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, making it one of the strongest hurricanes of the past 20 years.
In terms of ones that have hit the U.S. at category 5 strength, there have been 3: The Labor Day hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane when it passed over the Bahamas and Florida. That's where Hurricane Andrew was at it's peak intensity. It was downgraded to a category 3 after Florida then struck Louisiana as a category 3.
There have been 3 Category 5 hurricanes since 1899 that have hit the U.S. at category 5 strength: the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille of 1969, and Hurricane Andrew of 1992.
Andrew was a rare case of a hurricane making landfall at category 5 strength with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. Many homes were destroyed by these extreme winds, where most hurricane destruction is caused by flooding and storm surge.
The last hurricane to hit the U.S. at category 5 intensity was Hurricane Andrew in 1992.