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Tropical wave born off the coast of Africa
"As with many of the worst Atlantic hurricanes, Andrew was born as a result of a tropical wave which moved off the west coast of Africa wave and passed south of the Cape Verde Islands. "
source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/hurricanes/andrew92/andrew.html -
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Hurricane Andrew's Path
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Upgraded to a Hurricane
"Andrew became a hurricane on August 22 and strengthened to a strong category 4 hurricane the next day. "
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Temporary weakening of the storm
"As it moved westward, it weakened to 941 millibars as it passed over Great Bahama Bank on the 24th, but rapidly re-intensified as it moved over the Gulfstream on its approach to Florida."
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http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/hurricanes/andrew92/andrew.html -
Landfall in Dade County, Florida
"The image displayed in our gallery at 0830 UTC (0430 EDT) on August 24, 1992 depicts Andrew as it was just beginning to make landfall. Lowest central pressure was 922 millibars near Homestead Air Force Base at 0905 UTC, approximately thirty minutes after our image. Maximum sustained surface wind speed, which is a 1-minute average, is estimated to have been 125 knots (about 145 mph) with gusts near 150 knots (175 mph). "
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http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/hurricanes/andr -
4:30AM Off the coast of Miami
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Hurrican Andrew strikes twice- landfall in Louisiana
"After striking Florida, Andrew moved northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to make a second landfall in a sparsely populated area of south-central Louisiana as a Category 3 storm on August 26. In total, Andrew directly caused 23 deaths in the U.S. and indirectly caused 38 more. The number of homes destroyed was 25,524 and 101,241 were damaged. "
Source:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/hurricanes/andrew92/andrew.html
