Some 160,000 people were displaced in Miami-Dade County alone. Hurricane Andrew is one of only three Category 5 hurricanes to affect the U.S. mainland and resulted in the deaths of 61 people. It also destroyed Homestead Air Force Base. The positives to come out of the disaster were ...
Category 3Hurricane Wilma collided with southwest Floridatouching down near Everglades City on Oct. 24, 2005. Wilma--with its maximum sustained 120 mph winds and heavy rains--resulted in heavy flooding as it hurried across the state touching on the Miami/Fort Lauderdale region and exited to the...
2005. Wilma--with its maximum sustained 120 mph winds and heavy rains--resulted in heavy flooding as it hurried across the state touching on the Miami/Fort Lauderdale region and exited to the coast again the same day. At least 10 people were killed and 6 million lost power-...
The nearby Cook's Peak Fire grew from 28,217 acres on the morning of April 22 to 48,672 acres by the morning of April 23.Mandatory evacuations were issued for Miami, Sweetwater, Rayado, Sunnyside, and Philmont Scout Ranch. Photo by: Tom Bird (Incident Meteorologist) ...