Hurricane Andrew was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed, and remained the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25
The last image from NWS Miami's WSR-57 at the National Hurricane Center, taken just moments before the radar was blown off its mounts by Andrew.
Damage from Hurricane Andrew in a large mobile home community
Damage in Lakes by the Bay
The Dadeland Mobile Home Park after Andrew
The 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane was a long-lived and an intense tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, southernmost Florida, and the Gulf Coast of the United States in September 1947. The four
Surface weather analysis of the hurricane nearing landfall in South Florida on September 17
A man battles strong winds during the hurricane at South Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach
Front page of The Miami Daily News on September 18, regarding the hurricane's impact
Man dwarfed by heavy surf near Miami