Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas and Florida in mid-August 1992, the most destructive hurricane to ever hit the state until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later. read more
Juarez, her husband, their 9-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, and Katmandu, the family cat, huddled together as Hurricane Andrew made landfall 25 years ago today. Their battery-powered radio crackled with updates as the Category 5 storm laid waste to this southern suburb of Miami. read more