Hurricane Andrew 1992 - The Aftermath

[lisahunny27]

wow 20 years ago from this year already!wow!

[andrenegwer]

Nature you're scary

[54elamp]

hey! you drove past my house lol pretty crazy to see this considering i was merely two years old at the time

[carrysmith2008]

what cuased most of the damage were tornados that came out of the hurricane.

[kkk345ify]

@carrysmith2008 no actually there were no tornados in huricane andrew

[Katelinanator]

THEY SAY IRENE IS GONNNA BE WORSE THAN ANDREW!!!!!!

[nathan33445]

@Katelinanator ehh i doubt it may be

[TheShootTruth10]

@Katelinanator NEVER.

[MICHITO62]

Menos mal que tenia el pasaje en avion para el dia 22-08 a media noche por aerolineas argentina, que por suerte no lo suspendieron a pesar que fue el ultimo vuelo a bs as. La gente en los comercios, me decian que se iban todos a otros lugares por lo que se venia y me decian que tenia la suerte de irme antes que se venga el desastre.

[spanky735]

Fema was useless. The only help I received was from the American Red Cross. Thank you merryl telson I will never forget your kindness.

[DELTA388]

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[2prince2ster]

I was 11 years old when Hurricane Andrew struck south Florida. I lived in the area where the eye of the storm passed over; Homestead, FL. I could remember my ears popping at around 3:00am and things hitting our house constantly. The whistling sound of the wind sorta like a runway train. I was laying down on the floor and could see outside the window was dark but I remember the sky suddenly turned green and pink and the wind got stronger, I believe many tornadoes was in that storm!

[fluffyusa]

i served as an MP during this time at Ft. Benning, Ga. remember 5 days after it hit South Dade County, that Pres. Bush gave us orders to head down there. I spent a whole month in this area. from South Miami to Homestead Air Force Base and on both sides of Highway 1. The destruction was unbelieveable.

[klugzen]

It's been 18 years now.Further south was worse,i lived in Naranja Lakes in Homestead,We emerged in the morning from a pile of bricks and sticks.No roads,no trees,just a big wet mess everywhere.

[brad305251]

I'm from 160th st. - colonial drive area. This video brings back very powerful memories. I can even smell the air watching this.

[22reTOYOTA]

I like the military showing up locked and loaded. YOU LOOT WE SHOOT!! New Orleans ran out of TVs and shoes in an hour. FEMA money, My ASS.

[csrogc63]

Florida residents need to watch this. We forget what a CAT 4 or 5 hurricane can do.

When in doubt, don't wait. ---EVACUATE---

[amerithaiphx]

Thank you for sharing. I lived in Miami Springs but our first house at Homestead A.F.B. was demolished!! Just grass growing now.  Just wonder about if anyone stayed or if the force had it completely shut down??

[ultimafuelie]

My dad was retired Navy and I grew up in the 70's & 80's going to HAFB on the weekends (BX, commissary, etc.); dad played a lot of golf there at the course. It was made into an air reserve base after Andrew.

[crb4059]

And to think just a mere 3 days prior, a weak tropical storm was swirling over 1000 miles away.

[TheAmber1976]

those are sad memories I still remember I love that state my heart is still out there I lived in florida city when that happened I went to west homestead elem. homestead jr & homestead sr. still visit once in a while.

[2000watsful]

my mom was in that,she was at the top of a concrete building. and when it was over they saw a blade of grass stuck into a cement building. the winds where vicous!

[FreeLanceArizona]

has it been almost 18 years already?

[lostindiancamp]

I was watching the show "it could happen tomorrow" where one of the weather guys lived in Perrine. He said that he didn't evacuate because Perrine was not in the evacuation zone. His house was totally destroyed, as were many in his neighborhood. I don't know which neighborhood it was, but the walls of his house fell in and the roof was torn off. He was inside with his 3 young children. His wife and newborn daughter were in the hospital in Miami.

[lostindiancamp]

How can it be that Perrine was not in the evacuation zone, yet it is closer to the ocean and only 12 miles from Homestead? I don't understand how it wasn't in the evacuation zone. It doesn't make any sense.

[ultimafuelie]

That's a darned good question; it was exactly one mile from 168th street east to the Deering Estate which was on the water......................

[TXNole10]

@ultimafuelie I live in what is now Palmetto Bay (156th st and 84th ave) I was 9 yrs old and I clearly remember the police stating we were mandatory evac. To this day my parents say that is the reason behind us leaving.

I agree with Brad, this video brings back powerful memories, something I can never forget...Andrew. It taught me a great respect for hurricanes. I am now a resident of the Houston, TX area, before Ike no one understood my respect for storms, they now understand.

[ultimafuelie]

I remember driving down 87th Ave towards 184th Street a few weeks after the Storm in my brand new '93 Mustang GT and I was listening to local news on the radio; a guy commented that officials believed it could take 3-5 years to get all of the Hurricane damage cleaned up and repaired and I remember thinking, "Gees, that'll be 1995-97 before this place is back to normal......" and it left me with a total sense of hopelessness. But we recovered and cleaned up much faster than that.

[zackam1306]

i was born in 93 but parents lived in west davie near weston

[rm8637]

homestead air force base ground zero i went through the eyewall it was calm during the eye and the winds started to rip the house uo in leisure city 1 mile west from the air force base 288 st and 152 ave

[Bgator]

I live off 168th and 87th ave. I was only two, scary stuff.

[sharkbev]

Oh my gosh, I lived on the other side of US1 near 160th, Man that brought back memories. Thanks for sharing!

[Dolphinsmaniac1]

I was living in Perrine off of 99th Ave when Andrew hit.  To this day, storms terrify me. I used to work at the restaurant people refer to as "Flamingos," but it was Neighbors in the late 80s.

[DrummerDude305]

I was 3 yrs old when Andrew hit, was living in Cutler Ridge at the time.

[BLACKONBLACKENTPIT]

DAMN I REMEMBER THAT SHIT TOO

[aarfeld]

I grew up on 88th Avenue in the '60s and '70s. We went through a couple hurricanes as well. The house that I grew up in (a block and a half from the new Perrine Elementary School) was heavily damaged during this storm but has since been nicely restored. Thanks for sharing this video of my old neighborhood.

[bimbimbop]

We must've been neighbors - this video looks right over my roof on 87th court! Crazy!

[sl1ker]

At 2:59 I can see the restaurant that gave me first job as a busboy. You can't tell by the sign obviously but it was called "Flamingo's". Wow, it is cool to see that since I did not work there till after the Hurricane.

[ultimafuelie]

Before it was "Flamingo's", it was called the "Ranch House" up into the 1980's; I used to ride my bike with a friend there in the late '70s before going to school at Southwood Jr. High for their "99 Cent" breakfast.

[sl1ker]

Very cool. Good times. I never new that and I am m surprised no one ever mentioned it since I worked there till I graduated High School. Flamingos had great breakfast too. It was a nice family place on the weekends. I was just there two weeks ago (I live in Virginia now) and I think it is called "Cooper's" looks pretty fancy. Thanks for sharing.

[sl1ker]

I lived on 96AV&151ST!

[nmatteo305]

It's hard to believe that the 17 year anniversary of Andrew is just next week. Thats what motivated me to search for videos here. Not that any of us really need them...I know the sound, smell, and sights were burned into my memory when I was 12 years old. This video brings tears to my eyes, especially the footage on US1. I lived on 125th street and 87th ave. Madness!

[LowTegra]

great vid! the aftermath of a hurricane is so surreal......especially a CAT 5 with embedded vortexes!

[Delta767300ER]

Damn that shit is insane. It looks like a bomb went off.

[Ker3000]

only east perrine is called palmetto bay cuz i live in west perrine.

[SuperBlammo]

No. You B libbin in Peerine.

[Kpalmer72]

I also grew up in the area, around 82 ave/184 st. I remember being able to see Burger King Corp from our roof similar to your video. Brought back a flood of memories for sure. My folks still live there, still the best area in South FLA.

[aarfeld]

I grew up on 88th Avenue, one block from where this video started. My childhood home suffered extensive damage from the storm.

[johnnyjet33030]

Gret video-I lived on e lake at us1 and sw 14oth street-just west of one - i couldn't even recognise my neighborhood after- your shots at 9:50 am are great-you can still see the back end of the hurricane to the west-yet the wind is way down almost nothing-remember it really dried up fast-the flooding went down in a day-i will post soon a vid I took at my house at e lake and the drive to tamimai airport on 16oth street past the zoo and country walk-the airport is in total shambles.

[hood19]

damn, as yall were riding north on US-1 i had no idea all those places were there back then, the burger king, south motors bmw, the hess gas station, it looks so different back then versus now, but still kinda looks the same i stayed right on the other side of us-1 in the perrine area and we got the same kind of damage, i would have never known that was pinecrest until you showed perrine elem. wow man, great video, brings back alot of memories.

[pimpin4ever305]

Perrine, Cutler Ridge, Naranja, Homestead was really mashed up by Andrew. I was living by the zoo back in '92 and it was bad there but not as bad as the south.

[ultimafuelie]

Small world. I lived on 87th Avenue off of 168th Street. Moved into the neighborhood in 1972 when Jennings built the development. It was (and still is) a nice area to grow up in. Did you ever go to Perrine Baptist Church when the feeding tents were set up?

Greg

[Geomon19]

No, we were fortunate enough to be somewhat stocked up and we also managed to have the National Guard deliver MRE's to our neighborhood.

[1289ass]

perrine baptist church was my old school and i live on 84th ave

[SuperBlammo]

I lived at 17302 sw 86 ave.

Costa Rica doesn't get hurricanes so I'm here now.

[Geomon19]

You drove down my street. My house was just around the corner from where those trees were blocking the street, on 164th.

Geez, I remember walking about the neighborhood in total disbelief and to this day I think I had PTSD for years after. Thanks for this video man.