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{{Costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricanes}}

===Florida===

===Florida===

[[Image:Hurricane andrew fema 2563.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An entire Miami neighborhood is leveled.]]Andrew's devastating damage spawned many rumors, including claims that hundreds or even thousands of migrant farm workers in south Dade County (now [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]]) were killed and their deaths were not reported in official accounts. An investigation by the ''[[The Miami Herald|Miami Herald]]'' found no basis for such rumors. These rumors were probably based on the [[1928 Okeechobee Hurricane]], when the deaths of migrant workers initially went uncounted, and were still debated at the time of Andrew.

[[Image:Hurricane andrew fema 2563.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An entire Miami neighborhood is leveled.]]Andrew's devastating damage spawned many rumors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/05/us/after-the-storm-rumors-abound-of-storm-deaths-going-untallied.html |title=AFTER THE STORM; Rumors Abound Of Storm Deaths Going Untallied |author=Larry Rohter |date=5 September 1992 |website= |publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=19 February 2016}}</ref> These included claims that hundreds or even thousands of migrant farm workers in south Dade County (now [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]]) were killed and their deaths were not reported in official accounts. An investigation by the ''[[The Miami Herald|Miami Herald]]'' found no basis for such rumors. These rumors were probably based on the [[1928 Okeechobee Hurricane]], when the deaths of migrant workers initially went uncounted, and were still debated at the time of Andrew.

The slow response of federal aid to storm victims in southern Florida led [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Dade County]] emergency management director [[Kate Hale]] to famously exclaim at a nationally televised news conference, "Where in the hell is the [[cavalry]] on this one? They keep saying we're going to get supplies. For God's sake, where are they?" Almost immediately, President [[George H. W. Bush]] promised, "Help is on the way," and mobile kitchens and tents, along with units from the 82nd Airborne Division, began pouring in.

The slow response of federal aid to storm victims in southern Florida led [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Dade County]] emergency management director [[Kate Hale]] to become famous. At a nationally televised news conference, she exclaimed: "Where in the hell is the [[cavalry]] on this one?<ref>{{cite web |url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/08/24/hurricane-andrew-remembered-20-years-later/ |title=Hurricane Andrew Remembered: 20 Years Later |author=Gary Nelson |date=24 August 2012 |website= |publisher=CBS Local |accessdate=19 February 2016}}</ref> They keep saying we're going to get supplies. For God's sake, where are they?" Almost immediately, President [[George H. W. Bush]] promised, "Help is on the way," and mobile kitchens and tents, along with units from the 82nd Airborne Division, began pouring in.

Insurance claims in the wake of the extreme damage caused by Andrew led to the bankruptcy and closure of 11 insurance agencies and drained an excessive amount of equity from 30 more. Nearly one million residences were no longer eligible for coverage by any insurance agency. This led the Florida Legislature to create new agencies (the Joint Underwriting Association, the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund) to restore important insurance coverage.

Insurance claims in the wake of the extreme damage caused by Andrew led to the bankruptcy and closure of 11 insurance agencies and drained an excessive amount of equity from 30 more. Nearly one million residences were no longer eligible for coverage by any insurance agency. This led the Florida Legislature to create new agencies (the Joint Underwriting Association, the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund) to restore important insurance coverage.

===Retirement===

===Retirement===

Because of exceptional and widespread damage in Florida and Louisiana, the name "Andrew" was retired in the Spring of 1993, and will never again be used for an [[Atlantic hurricane]]. The name was replaced by Alex for the [[1998 Atlantic hurricane season|1998 season]].

Because of exceptional and widespread damage in Florida and Louisiana, the name "Andrew" was retired in the Spring of 1993.<ref name=URI>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1990s/andrew/ |title=1992- Hurricane Andrew |author= |website= |publisher=University of Rhode Island |accessdate=19 February 2016}}</ref> It will never again be used for an [[Atlantic hurricane]].<ref name=URI/> The name was replaced by Alex for the [[1998 Atlantic hurricane season|1998 season]].

== References ==

===References===

{{Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes}}

{{Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes}}

[[Category:1992 Atlantic hurricane season]]

[[Category:1992 Atlantic hurricane season]]

[[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]]

[[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]]