Hurricane Andrew-From the WTVJ "Bunker"

By request, here is some footage of WTVJ's award-winning coverage of Hurricane Andrew shot from the "Bunker", where the news staff spent the worst of the storm. As you will see, people called in and asked advice of them regarding how to survive the storm.

I lived in Boynton Beach, Florida in 1992, and I remember the night of August 23-24 well, though I was only four years old. While Andrew did not directly hit us (the worst winds we got were 50 mph), the storm remains stamped in my memory. I can't begin to imagine what the people a couple of counties south of us went through...

These clips are taken from the documentary video "Hurricane Andrew-As It Happened".

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Hurricane
• Andrew
• WTVJ
• 1992

[1957bassman]

I was in an apartment in Florida City. First, the roof and ceiling split away. Then, one by one, the walls fell apart. I was listening to the police on a scanner. The eye came over Perrine and there was about 10 minutes of calm. Then the shit hit the fan. The back half put me on the ground with my head split open. I spent the next month in a Tampa hospital. EVACUATE WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO!

[asnycnow15]

WTVJ Completely owned the Coverage of Hurricane Andrew

[jt8fan7272]

I will never forget watching with my grandmother Hurricane Andrew taking down the radar and it disappearing! Howling and Roaring for hours! We were at the Imperial off Brickel Ave. Never will forget it!

[fancyasian]

WOW @ 1:25

[merc1288]

it's scary that i remember every moment of this storm and i was only years old at the time, i lived in homestead and i didn't think we were gonna live through it.

[Virtuousxlife]

(cont) He'd open the front door(not a good idea... but the windows were boarded up) and it'd sound like a freak train outside, this... indescribable howling wind with the sound of harsh rain. Another unfortunate thing was that my father was working at the time, as a city police officer.

[Virtuousxlife]

I was about to turn 5 years old in September and despite being so young, I remember most of that night. I was living in Allapattah.. I remember my family worried over the fact that we were the area expected to be directly hit but because of that last minute "wobble" Andrew made, unfortunately our Southern neighbors were hit hard. I also recall my Grandfather keeping a watchful eye on a pine tree right infront of our house since he'd fear it would topple over onto our house.

[MsSimpleLife]

Brian Norcross was awesome. He really helped everyone get through a tough night. I was in Kendall. Remember it like yesterday.

[1234thefishguy]

i cant imagine this, im scared of tornados

[howardc4290]

@1957bassman Amen bro. These things ain't no joke.

[TOPOFFMAN]

@erikjohnnn 1992, Yeah I understand it all now. BTW, This video is of no particular interest to me. I'm just responding to comments that I receive,.of my comments on these boards. The date of this video is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.

[TOPOFFMAN]

@Ac220404 I think the atom bomb was created years before Eisenhower took the oath. But He was a Republican. And he should at least get some of the blame. You think? And that means that George W. Bush must have been a G.D. genius! After all, they say, that he created Hurricanes and guided them to kill only black peeps. Howd' he do that?? And what about those twin towers!! George Bush IS GOD!!!!!!!!!! .