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Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida near Homestead as a compact Category 5 system in the early morning hours of Aug. 24, 1992. After buzz-sawing through Miami-Dade County, Andrew proceeded to hit the Louisiana Gulf Coast west of New Orleans. At the time, it was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States, leaving $26.5 billion in damage in 1992 dollars. The storm was blamed for directly or indirectly killing 65 people, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Initially, Andrew was designated as a Category 4 hurricane. But 10 years later, after a reanalysis, the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County upgraded the system to a Category 5 with sustained...
Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida near Homestead as a compact Category 5 system in the early morning hours of Aug. 24, 1992. After buzz-sawing through Miami-Dade County, Andrew proceeded to hit the Louisiana Gulf Coast west of New Orleans. At the time, it was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States, leaving $26.5 billion in damage in 1992 dollars. The storm was blamed for directly or indirectly killing 65 people, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Initially, Andrew was designated as a Category 4 hurricane. But 10 years later, after a reanalysis, the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County upgraded the system to a Category 5 with sustained winds of 165 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph. Because of its shocking destruction, leaving neighborhoods looking like they had been hit by a bomb, South Florida in 1994 upgraded its building codes, and those became the toughest in the state. In Broward and Palm Beach counties, homes must now be able to withstand 140 mph winds; in Miami-Dade, it's 146 mph. Andrew also has been held up by emergency managers as a prime example of why residents need to be prepared for any tropical system lurking in their vicinity. The storm intensified so rapidly and was so unpredictable that the first hurricane warning for South Florida was posted only 20 hours before it made landfall. In the days after Andrew hit, the hurricane made more news when Kate Hale, then Miami-Dade County's emergency management director, grew frustrated because of a slow federal response to provide food, water and other assistance for storm victims. "Where the hell is the cavalry?" she cried to the media. A similar call was made by New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin after Hurricane Katrina hit his city in August 2005.
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It's an ever-green! Delray Christmas tree gets energy-saving lights
South Florida Sun-SentinelThis city's Christmas tree is going "green." As in energy-saving green. The 100-foot tree will sport 17,000 new Light-Emitting Diodes that would burn about a sixth of the energy used by the old light bulbs. "It needed to be done," said Marjorie Ferrer,...Tags: Rockefeller Center, FPL Group, Local Authority, Delray Beach, Christmas
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Don't read too much from election results into Florida politics, government
There's no doubt about it: 2008 has been a watershed year in American politics, but it would be a mistake to read too much into the presidential election results when it comes to Florida. The Sunshine State switched from red to blue this election, going...Tags: Barack Obama, California, Charlie Crist, Florida, Local Elections
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The governor will be fine, thank you
South Florida Sun-SentinelThere's no doubt about it, 2008 has been a watershed year in American politics, but it would be a mistake to read too much into the presidential election results when it comes to Florida. The Sunshine State switched from red to blue this election,...Tags: Barack Obama, Florida, Charlie Crist, Local Elections, John McCain
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Ike is big, but no "monster"
Maryland WeatherOkay, I've been grumping privately about this for a couple of weeks - ever since the CNN morning achors began referring to Hurricane Gustav as a 'monster' storm as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico and threatened New Orleans.This morning,......Tags: Weather Reports, Louisiana, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center
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Forecaster Bryan Norcross leaves WFOR to focus on his business
South Florida Sun-SentinelBryan Norcross, who became a household name coaxing South Florida through Hurricane Andrew in 1992, is calling it quits as a television weather forecaster. Norcross, 57, has notified officials at WFOR-Ch. 4 that he will not renew his contract, which...Tags: Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Television Industry, Max Mayfield
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samoa
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comIt's Tuesday afternoon and the nearly 7-foot tall professional wrestler Kevin Nash is sitting in a hotel suite in Times Square flipping through the channels on the television. He can't find the weather channel. Nash lives in Florida and he's checking...Tags: Wrestling, Video Games, Times Square, Midway Games Incorporated, Disasters
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'Big Sexy' Kevin Nash and 'Samoan Submission Machine' Samoa Joe slam into NYC
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comIt's Tuesday afternoon and the nearly 7-foot tall professional wrestler Kevin Nash is sitting in a hotel suite in Times Square flipping through the channels on the television. He can't find the weather channel. Nash lives in Florida and he's checking...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Wrestling, Video Games, Times Square
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Quake recovery is slow in Wells
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDowntown looks as if a wrecking ball smashed through it. Bricks and glass shards are strewn along Front Street, the city's historical district. A fence barricades what's left of the Bulls Head Saloon. A neon cowboy presides over the "El Rancho Hote-" --...Tags: Northridge, Holidays, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Schools, Florida
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Frugal profile: Kim and Jason Beame, West Boca Raton
Kim & Jason Beame West Boca Raton
How they live: Jason, 40, is an elementary schoolteacher and Kim, 40, is the director of education at Congregation B'nai Israel's School for Living Judaism in Boca Raton. They have two daughters, Paige, 11, and Elana,...Tags: Boca Raton
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Despite 2007 Orlando-area tornadoes, mobile homes still popular
Sentinel Staff WriterEven after tornadoes killed 21 people -- all in mobile homes -- last year in Lake County's worst natural disaster, the low-cost housing continues to be a popular option for many Floridians. Residents and sales agents say the cost, speed of delivery and...Tags: House Building, Sales, Weather Reports, Florida, Homes
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Costs in South Florida pushing many people northward
South Florida Sun-SentinelSasha Tefft had two loves ingrained in him since he was a kid: horses and South Florida. His life has included both, starting in Miami-Dade, moving to Broward and finally to Palm Beach County. But it's getting harder to combine the two in this region,...Tags: Colorado, Florida, State Budgets, Property Tax, Southwest Ranches
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QUICK 6: Where to pick fresh fruits and vegetables
South Florida Sun-SentinelFeeling hungry? Try loading up on food the old-fashioned way: Pick it yourself. U-picks — small farms offering fruits and vegetables that you pick yourself — once flourished in South Florida. But over time developers planted a huge crop of...Tags: Boynton Beach, Hobe Sound, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Farms
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