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The effects of Hurricane Andrew in the Bahamas included three direct fatalities and $250 million (1992 USD) in damage. Forming from a tropical wave on August 16, Andrew remained weak until rapidly intensifying on August 22, and late on August 23 it made its first landfall in The Bahamas on Eleuthera as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 260 km/h (160 mph); early the next day Hurricane Andrew passed through the southern Berry Islands with winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). Andrew was the first major hurricane to affect the nation since Hurricane Betsy in 1965.[1]
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[edit] Preparations
At 1500 UTC on August 22, about 30 hours before landfall, the government of The Bahamas issued a hurricane watch for the northwest Bahamas, including Andros and Eleuthera islands, northward through Grand Bahama and Great Abaco. Six hours later, the watch was upgraded to a hurricane warning, and about 15 hours before landfall a hurricane warning was issued for the central Bahamas, including Cat Island, Exuma, San Salvador Island, and Long Island.[2]
[edit] Impact
Hurricane force winds
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- ReliefWeb
- Washington Post Article
- New York Times Article
- NY Times Article (slight aftermath)
- The Impact of Hurricane Andrew on the Near-Surface Marine Environment in the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico
[edit] References
- ^ Arthur Rolle (1992). Hurricane Andrew in the Bahamas (1). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Ed Rappaport (1993). Hurricane Andrew Preliminary Report. National Hurricane Center. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
