Hurricane Andrew: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	August 16, 1992 - August 26, 1992
Location	The Bahamas • Miami-Dade

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Satellite image showing Hurricane Andrew as a large, swirling white storm system with a distinct eye approaching the southern tip of Florida and the Bahamas.

Aerial view of a Florida neighborhood where homes have been reduced to piles of debris and rubble after Hurricane Andrew, with only fragments of structures remaining.

Several people search through debris and damaged belongings in the remains of a house destroyed by a tornado in Louisiana, with widespread destruction and wrecked buildings in the background.

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Warm water fuels Hurricane Katrina. This image depicts a 3-day average of actual dea surface temperatures for the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, from August 25-27, 2005.

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