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 1935 Labor Day hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For several decades, it was the most inten
Hurricane Andrew
…Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Andrew is one of only four tropical cyclones to make landfall in the continental United States as a Category 5, alongside the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Michael in 2018. While the storm also caused major damage in The Bahamas and Louisiana, the greatest impact was felt…
Surface weather analysis showing the hurricane rapidly intensifying in the Florida Straits early on September 2, just several hours prior to landfall in the Upper Florida Keys
Florida East Coast Railway Overseas Railroad relief train derailed near Islamorada
Wreckage and destroyed homes in the Florida Keys after the hurricane
The Matecumbe Ferry Slip after the hurricane