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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Hurricane Andrew - August 24-26, 1992
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Andrew, costlisest hurricane in U.S. history, cuts a destructive swath.
The grim aftermath: Maximum speed: 164 m.p.h., Fatalities: 33, Homes destroyed: 63,000 (Florida only),
Homeless: 300,000, Cost $30 billion. Totals are for the week ending August 29, 1992.
Source: Time Magazine, Sept. 7, 1992.
See also Hurricane Andrew as a subject in online catalog.
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