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24 sie 2002 · Ten years ago, on the week of August 24th, 1992, Atlantic-born Hurricane Andrew ripped through south Florida, barreled its way northwest across the Gulf of New Mexico, and slammed into Louisiana roughly one hundred miles southwest of New Orleans.
This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Hurricane Andrew.
Satellite infrared view of Hurricane Andrew making landfall south of Miami (2268-439).jpg 2,596 × 1,808; 738 KB
6 wrz 2016 · Back in 1992, in the leadup to Hurricane Andrew, Ron Magill of Miami, Florida found himself with two to-do lists.
Hurricane Andrew was the strongest and most devastating hurricane on record to hit southern Florida. When it made landfall, Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph and a minimum central pressure of 922 millibars.
Ten years ago, on the week of August 24th, 1992, Atlantic-born Hurricane Andrew ripped through south Florida, barreled its way northwest across the Gulf of New Mexico, and slammed into Louisiana roughly one hundred miles southwest of New Orleans.
August 23 - 25, 1992 JPEG. Hurricane Andrew was not the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike the U.S. mainland, but the compact, fast-moving storm remains one of the strongest and costliest on record. The Category 5 storm slammed into southern Florida two decades ago on August 24, 1992.
