Hurricane Andrew was the largest natural disaster ever recorded in the history of the United States. The reason for this was not the size of the hurricane, but the unpreparedness of the people of South Dade and an emergency alert that came too late. According to meteorologists, Andrew was formed out in the Atlantic in mid August, creating tropical waves at 50 mph. The storm was then confronted with strong winds and looked as if it were to dissipate. On the 20th of August, the storm was nearly a strong wind and weakening. But as night came, the conditions started to change rapidly. The storm began to head straight for southern Florida when meteorologists believed it would head north. A pressure change caused winds to increase as much as 120 mph and by the time the outer

Plans were not made, and people were not warned, and like a tornado, Andrew ripped right through South Florida. Moore believes that it's more mentally devastating when something so immense hits you when your not looking. It makes you fear for your life and to make poor decisions. Andrew, like most natural disasters, can't be prevented, only prepared for.

38 people died; 175 homeless; 25,000 homes destroyed; 100,000 homes damaged; 1.3 million homes without power; 22,000 National Guardsmen on duty; $20 billion in damages; $10 billion cleanup; $7.3 million insurance claims .

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