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Although the [[1992 Atlantic hurricane season]] was below average, '''Hurricane Andrew''' was the exception to that. This [[tropical cyclone|hurricane]] blasted the [[Bahamas]], southeast [[Florida]] and south central [[Louisiana]], taking a path extremely similar to [[Hurricane Betsy]], which also struck southern Florida and Louisiana. However, unlike Betsy, Andrew did not make flooding in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]. Contrary to typical, damage from Hurricane Andrew was caused almost '''entirely''' by high winds rather than storm surge in Florida and Louisiana. This storm caused between $23 billion and $37 billion in damage ([[1992]] [[United States dollar|USD]]) and between 56 and 68 fatalities, making Andrew the costliest Atlantic hurricane to hit the United States.<ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Andrew|publisher=Tampa Bay Online|url=http://tampabayonline.net/reports/special/weather/hurricane/season/html/damage.htm|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Although the [[1992 Atlantic hurricane season]] was below average, '''Hurricane Andrew''' was the exception to that. This [[tropical cyclone|hurricane]] blasted the [[Bahamas]], southeast [[Florida]] and south central [[Louisiana]], taking a path extremely similar to [[Hurricane Betsy]], which also struck southern Florida and Louisiana. However, unlike Betsy, Andrew did not make flooding in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]. Contrary to typical, damage from Hurricane Andrew was caused almost '''entirely''' by high winds rather than storm surge in Florida and Louisiana. This storm caused between $23 billion and $37 billion in damage ([[1992]] [[United States dollar|USD]]) and between 56 and 68 fatalities, making Andrew the costliest Atlantic hurricane to hit the United States.<ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Andrew|publisher=Tampa Bay Online|url=http://tampabayonline.net/reports/special/weather/hurricane/season/html/damage.htm|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

However, [[Hurricane Katrina]] would later surpass Andrew in official damage amounts.

However, [[Hurricane Katrina]] would later surpass Andrew in official damage amounts.

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[[Image:HurricaneAndrew.jpg|right|thumb|Image of Andrew making landfall in Florida]]

[[Image:HurricaneAndrew.jpg|right|thumb|Image of Andrew making landfall in Florida]]

==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==

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[[Category:Hurricanes in Florida]]

[[Category:Hurricanes in Florida]]

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[[Category:August 1992 events]]

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[[Category:Hurricanes in Louisiana]]