Damage Photos of Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew & Florida - August 24th

Cars in NHC's parking lot after Andrew

Damaged church in southern Dade

Pine Forests throughout South Florida Destroyed by Hurricane Andrew

Flooding after Hurricane Andrew

Homes Destroyed

Forest Hammock in Everglades National Park after Andrew

Severe roof damage was extensive across South Florida during Hurricane Andrew's violent passage.

Intense winds destroyed millions of acres of trees and vegetation across Southern Florida

Dinner Key Marina

Defoliated Royal Palms and Ficus trees at Dinner Key

Debris from the General Development Corp/Terremark Centre, torn loose

A common sight - Giant Banyan Ficus trees uprooted by Andrew's intense winds

Lucky ones just lost a tree or two and had a blocked driveway

Near the vicinity of Hurricane Andrew's peak storm surge - graphically showing the storm's devastating effects. At the height of the hurricane, this area was covered with over 17 feet of water and scoured by sustained winds of 150 mi/h and gusts to over 200 mi/h.

Before & After Photos
Mature Australian Pines and thick foliage frame the landscape of Southern Miami-Dade county before Hurricane Andrew. Following Hurricane Andrew's intense winds, few trees remain standing, forever changing the landscape of the region forever. A estimated 25,000,000 trees were destroyed in Miami Dade

The lush tropical vegetation which created a natural hammock over Old Cutler Road was decimated by Andrew's extreme winds. This image was taken near Matheson Hammock Park, two weeks after the storm's passage, after tons of impassable debris was cleared from the roadway

Even large high-rise office buildings suffered severe damage - the Datran Center along US1 in Kendall had every window on the windward side of the building has been blown out, as well as all interiors and furniture

Sailboats torn from their moorings are lodged in defoliated mangroves along the South Florida coast in the coastal community of Gables by the Sea illustrates the nearly total obliteration of the region's trees and foliage

Intense "micro-bursts" were produced within the eyewall, post-analysis revealed the devastation at the Naranja Lakes was the result of peak winds between 210-225mi/h with a duration of 10-20 seconds and an extremely narrow swath, less than 100 yards in width. The results, appear strikingly like the damage of a tornado, however, this destruction was caused solely by the hurricane's phenomenal "straight-line" winds.

Looking from southwest through northeast, the results of Hurricane Andrew's violent passage leave an indelible mark on the trees and vegetation in Cutler Ridge

Whole neighborhoods were left unlivable

The damage was so severe and widespread that the basic infra-structure of many communities was lost entirely for several months...martial law was needed to prevent rampant looting

The 110-foot research vessel Seaward Explorer, at harbor near Dinner Key marina in Coconut Grove, dragged anchor over 10 miles south through Biscayne Bay during Andrew, eventually to be carried ashore in the backyard of a private residence in Cutler Ridge, Florida by the hurricane's 17 foot storm surge

Not much was spared

Screened Patios Destroyed

aerial photos of the community of Saga Bay in Cutler Ridge after winds over 175 mi/h.

Winds of 175-200mi/h obliterated the Dadeland Mobile Home park in Southwest Miami-Dade

Dante Fascell park off Red Road in South Miami razed

a sailboat from the Black Point marina in extreme southern Miami-Dade county has been dragged several miles onshore by the combined effects of storm surge and wind

Browned from the "salt water" burn of seawater - groves of Australian pine are flattened in Bill Bagg's State Park at Cape on Key Biscayne

Wood frame construction in Cutler Ridge, sub-division of Saga Bay proved incapable of withstanding Hurricane Andrew's winds

The Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant, of Homestead, suffered severe damage. One of two red and white smoke stacks remains standing, the other, heavily damaged by the storm, had to be destroyed.

Following the Hurricane's passing, daily afternoon thunderstorms compounded the overwhelmingly difficult recovery efforts.

Even sturdy CBS constructed homes suffered severe structural damage

a grove of small sapling Cocoanut Palms in a South Miami-Dade nursery, flattened by the intense winds at ground level

Severe structural damage experienced by over 150,000 homes & businesses in Miami-Dade county including this software company in Perrine

Winds of between 210-225mi/h turned anything into a deadly missile!

An FPL crew from Daytona Beach assesses the damage to a trailer park in Princeton, one of the hardest hit areas of south Dade County.

Even UHauls went tumbling

A sailboat on the highway - the result of storm surge

Unfortunately, it's not model art!

Winds of between 210-225mi/h turned anything into a deadly missile!

A sea of splintered wood, twisted metal and scattered concrete bocks are all that remain of Naranja Lakes, destroyed bys unbelievable peak winds between 210-225mi/h

Author's Note: I was a resident of Miami Dade during Hurricane Andrew. My own house had wind speeds gusting above 165 mph. My next door neighbor was one of the casualties of the storm.

I know that Louisiana also suffered under this storm, and this is not minimized. However, this website was an attempt to document the experiences of myself and my family in South Florida. This is the reason why this site focuses mostly on South Florida.

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