While we track the tropics it’s important to note the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew. News 96 five wdbo had reporters in West Palm Beach and in Miami as the storm approached, arriving in the early morning hours of August 24th. Homestead took the brunt of the winds, many subdivisions were hit leaving homes destroyed or heavily damaged. The damage estimates from Hurricane Andrew topped 26 billion dollars. In Florida 15 people died from the storm and another 29 died indirectly. The hurricane destroyed 25 thousand homes and damaged another 101,241. Inadequate building codes and inspecitions contributed to the damage. After Andrew the Florida Building Code was created in 2002.
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