Hurricane ANDREW (High Quality) - Miami-Dade County, Florida - August 23-24, 1992

[@jenniferglenn14]

I'll never forget this day. Just listening to the sound of that wind makes me tear up. I lived in homestead and we lost everything. Thankfully we were at our neighbors house during the storm because our house was a pile of rubble. We didn't get help for almost a week and my mom climbed the rubble of our house to pull whatever edible food was left out of the refrigerator that was laying open. My horses were gone. I was allowed one cup of water for the whole day since we had to ration it (there was no running water anywhere), no food after 3 days, and of course no air conditioning or any electricity. People looting each other. For these reasons I get choked up every time a hurricane is coming, I can't explain the feeling.

[@methoticaarts1787]

I lived in Hialeah and I was 7. was nowhere near as bad. my BF was in Cutler Ridge at the time and he was 14 and I can see how nervous he gets whenever a storm is headed our way.

[@mastershake8018]

I hoping your horses just escaped.... right?

[@electricianron_New_Jersey]

That had to have been awful to have to live through.

[@weathersponge5000]

What do you think happened to the horses? I'm hoping they escaped to a safer area.

[@shanedangers]

Jennifer Glenn that was a sad day. I think I remember they also had to shoot some of the animals at the Cutler Ridge Miami Metro Zoo.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

During the peak, while the power is out in this clip, I estimate that sustained winds were around 115-125mph gusting to 150-160mph (solid category three conditions). My location in this clip is about 1.5 miles ENE of the National Hurricane Center, which recorded a sustained wind of 115mph with a gust to 164mph at the time of instrument failure, which was several minutes before the peak. Of course, winds were much higher farther to the south in Dade county. Thanks so much for watching.

[@user-zr2lt6dh8j]

Do you think that further south that it had sustained winds if 175 mph with gusts over 200?. I recall hearing that in a couple of documentaries. Because of how it outright flattened homestead and Florida city. I recall Bob sheets saying that they were 10 miles north of the worse parts.

[@GermanShepherdDaphne]

Where is this? I was in PalmBay Fl when this hit. I was 12

[@RosaX305]

I survived this holding onto a toilet for 4 hours in homestead when I was 8 years old. It will change the way you look at life forever. Almost three decades later and I don’t care much for “possessions” because I know what it means to lose everything in a single day, and only be grateful that you lived to see another day.

[@jeanrafael873]

Good way to look at life

[@cherylbreeger-braun7931]

Rode out Andrew in South Miami Hosp. I was 8 months pregnant. Scary as hell. My husband was home at our apt...Never forget the sound of that wind as long as I live...

[@rosemrozekjz1287]

thats funny u were 8 months pregnant...i was born weeks befor andrew in clearwater

[@smolpenguingoddess]

Rose Mrozekjz "mom is that you?"

[@shanedangers]

Elijah Sorunmu LMAO!!

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thanks so much, Josh! To this day, Andrew still is the "loudest" storm I've ever been in... and even though each storm does have a unique sound, the wind noise in Andrew was definitely much different than any other storm I've intercepted so far. Thanks again for the kind words and I'm really glad you like the clip. As much as I would have loved to keep tweaking this edit, in the end, there was only so much that could be done with it. Anyway, I'm glad it's finally up!

[@rebeccasimmons9533]

HURRICANE IAN BROUGHT ME HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I LIKE LIVING UP NORTH. HURRICANES SCARES THE MESS OUT OF ME

[@TheLinkIsLost]

You really haven't experienced Mother Nature in her full force unless you've been through a cat 5 hurricane like Andrew. It is pure evil. The sound of the wind in the video gives me anxiety to this very day. I know there are much worse catastrophes on this planet. But that night, and the oncoming months after, were hellish, to say the least. Thank you for the upload!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

The lightning makes it even more dang creepy. This is scary to watch almost 25 years later. I can't imagine how bad it was to actually experience. The wind just sounds pure evil.

[@israelg1214]

Lol

[@hollysmith350]

It was nothing nice believe it

[@rowdyrocky86]

That's not lighting that's power going out

[@justinharris5195]

Strizzy Rameses You call him an idiot when you’re the one who doesn’t know anything about tropical cyclones. Hurricanes do have lightning FYI. It’s actually quite common, especially in intense storms.

[@justinharris5195]

Strizzy Rameses The fact that you’re insulting is all the proof I need that you don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you even know how tropical cyclones work? Obviously not. I don’t know who’s the idiot that miss taught you that tropical cyclones don’t have lightning. But whoever it is, stop listening to them. Because that’s just plain false. Any meteorologist and people who know the weather, including me, would tell you this. A simple google search would tell you otherwise. But it seems like you hate being proved wrong. Oh well.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you so much!!! Of course I wish the video and mobile technology back then was as good as it is today but, for all the challenges this chase presented, I'm pretty happy with the way the footage turned out. Thanks again for watching.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Absolutely! Although Andrew did produce one of the highest storm surge values on record for southeast Florida, the vast majority of the damage was from the hurricane's extreme winds.

[@andrewmoore8115]

My name is Andrew and I was born in 1992

[@thatawkwardtexan]

Sounds like a coincidence.

[@andrewtafuri465]

same here lol

[@magnanimouscontributor881]

It would be an even larger coincidence if you were born on August 23, 1992 at 3:15 a.m on Monday and were named Andrew.

[@waterquality1]

good thing i was born in 2011

[@waterquality1]

well i had sandy

[@bernadettethomas4266]

I was stationed at Homestead Air Force Base during this storm. It really devastated the people on the base. We were a family. It was hard to say goodbye.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Homestead AFB and the surrounding areas has never really been the same since Andrew. Were you on the base during the actual storm, or did you evacuate to a different location?

[@bernadettethomas4266]

Tropmet | Storm Chasing We had to evacuate the base, so I went to a friend's house in Kendall and that was no fun either. It was so scary. I had great friends and was stationed on a beautiful base. I thought I would retire from HAFB.

[@marvin2435]

Bernadette Thomas by any chance did you work with someone name Captain/Major French (i dont remember what rank he was when he was stationed there)?

[@TheJdub000]

Bernadette Thomas Me my Dad and my brother moved down to Homestead after the Hurricane and worked at the Air Force base to help tear down the buildings and get it cleaned up for whatever they were doing after, it was crazy to see how people just picked up and left and stuff was just sitting in their offices, houses etc like they left in a hurry...never forget that time

[@bernadettethomas4266]

Marvin French Sorry, no I did not know a USAF Officer French

[@CarlWinslow346]

This is the storm i hold all other storms as a standard to

[@smolpenguingoddess]

Carl Winslow same

[@Ace2Trill]

Carl Winslow now it’s Hurricane Michael

[@lhaviland8602]

@@Ace2Trill Nah, Michael was "only" a borderline cat 5 and it didn't just up and erase entire neighborhoods like this one did. EDIT: I was not referring to storm surge, only pure wind damage.

[@Ace2Trill]

@@lhaviland8602 and I think you should watch the before and after of Mexico Beach FL, literally wiped it from the face of the earth.

[@srchnfrcj]

Hurricane Dorian says "Hold my beer"

[@crocodile1313]

Micheal, this video brings back some blunt memories. That screaming sound of the wind still haunts me. Later, I helped with rescue/recovery based out of the Cutler Ridge Mall and remember the landscape down there resembling the pictures I had seen of Hiroshima; nothing left but curbs, foundations and little stumps from palm trees with all the bark ripped away. Bless you sir, keep up the good fight!

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you for watching, and your comment! For those who truly experienced Andrew it's definitely something that will never be forgotten!

[@iCyclone]

Wow-- this was really awesome! The footage during the storm is worth it for that scary audio alone: THAT is what a hurricane sounds like! Maybe I'm projecting onto it, but I feel like it had a different sound than more typical hurricanes. I also like the before and after footage and the use of ambient sounds (hammers, weather radio, etc.). This tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end-- without a word of narration. GREAT WORK in creating this valuable, top-notch historical video document.

[@gregorydiggs9227]

Ive been through Andrew and several other hurricanes. Andrew had a sound of its own. It was 10x worse than being in Stuart for Frances and Jeanne. I will never ride out another hurricane like Andrew

[@culture_clash]

Hurricanes are usually most notable for their storm surge, but not Andrew, it was most notable for its monstrously powerful winds and had a very distinctive roar, from what I've read.

[@chatomorgan8466]

My wife and I went through Andrew. I was a flight Instructor at the time at Tamiami airport. We lived just a few blocks from there in the Hammocks. The stories we can tell could keep me here for a while. When the eye passed over I went out to see and what I saw was the the area around the sky being a weird purple color...never saw a sky like that before....but it was the sounds that people just don't realize that not even Steven King could duplicate. Apart from the obvious wind that was like a passing high speed freight train, there was impacts and crashing, tearing, ripping sounds, creaking, car and house alarms blaring and the most eerie were the sounds of the cats... the Doppler effect sound as they were flying past. That was the sound that freaked us out the most. When it was all over I of course wanted to see the airport. Normally it would take me 15-20 min to get there, that day it was close to 2.5 hrs...debris everywhere....when I was able to drive into the airport I was shocked. It resembled Beirut in '82...total devastation. It was a once in a lifetime experience...hopefully never again.

[@brittpetersen5310]

I was at the Federal Prison in Homestead across from Country Walk. We were told as officer’s family to come to there to be safe ….. It basically fell down , the whole neighborhood was devastated . A life changing look at nature.

[@NikonChicFL]

Lived in North Miami at the time. My first hurricane. It was scary!

[@johnnyfrancois9491]

Man Andrew was no joke at all

[@mathensful]

It really isn't about the quality of 1992 technology, or what you can see or not see in this footage... It's the sound. I can only imagine what it must have been like just to south of where you guys were. To be subjected to unspeakable fury like that, for hours(!!!), having your house disassembled all around you, and somehow coming out of it alive? Terrifying...

[@StylistecS]

What's scary is that it hit early in the morning.

[@opdrvr]

There was pic of a 2 by 4 wood plank that had gone thru a palm tree and got stuck. Any one have a pic of that. It was in Miami Herald I believe.

[@primodragoneitaliano]

I know it's years later but I casually found that photo while looking at a slideshow of pictures of the aftermath of that hurricane: cdn.historycollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/A-two-by-four-lodged-through-a-palm-tree.-Hurrican-Andrews-winds-hit-Florida-with-a-speed-of-165-mph.-NOAA-Photo-Library.jpg Here's that collection of pictures: historycollection.com/31-images-hurricane-andrew-destruction/

[@kyarilee]

the sound of a hurricane, I will never forget that sound

[@Smileyyy21]

Who are you telling. I was 5 and I still remember how bluish gray the sky looked. I cant forget how a window broke that was boarded up. You could hwar the wind blowing and it sounding like a baby crying. While the adults tried to board it up again so it wouldn't shatter the window. We had a refrigerator outside that someone forgot to tie up end up up in the middle of the street.

[@oblongfan1]

same here i was 6 and lived in north miami beach in a small ass apartment with a small window i thought would break at any moment. the sound was crazy

[@johnnyfrancois9491]

I was 8 years old when Andrew came what a deadly hurricane he was

[@ivegotthedocuments9963]

I was eleven years old when Andrew blew half our house away. I will never forget having to crawl from room to room in the dark, on my hands and knees atop shards of broken glass. That howling wind was terrifying.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you so much, Chris! This one was particularly challenging, both from the standpoint of the whole event occurring in darkness, and also because the storm damaged my camera which affected the original tapes. All in all, I'm pleased with the way it turned out though. Maybe for the 25th anniversary new technology will allow me to correct the video even more.

[@tee4222]

"Who do we call about power" LMAO Lady... They know... You nor anyone else in the area will have power for a week, minimum..

[@BLACK05GO1]

Miami got really really lucky with Hurricane Dorian (Cat5, 185 mph winds). It was a worst case scenario for the northern Bahamas. If Hurricane Dorian hadn't slowed down a few days ago, and it made it to Florida on Saturday into Sunday (as originally forecast), it would have been horrible for South Florida. But the slower speed bringing the hurricane a Tuesday arrival time allowed for a weakness to build in between two high pressure systems (one in the Gulf and one in the Atlantic) to turn the hurricane just before reaching South Florida. Truly amazingly lucky. Dorian could have been another Hurricane Andrew for South Florida. Eventually, S. Florida will get hit again, but this time they got very lucky.

[@michaeldundee8300]

So true

[@justinharris5195]

donny bravo who was the idiot that told you the Bahamas was a third world country?

[@TropmetStormChasing]

For all who experienced Andrew, it truly was an unforgettable experience. Thanks for your comment!

[@johnnyfrancois9491]

Andrew was deadly omg

[@GermanShepherdDaphne]

I was in PalmBay Fl at the time. I was 12 yrs old. We got cat 3 there

[@miamistyle1179]

No footage describes the experience. It was a monster trying to get in your house and destroy everything. All you heard was the train sound of wind and roof tiles with other debris smashing noises non stop, plus the pressure that popped your ears. Homestead and Country Walk looked like a nuclear bomb hit, every home and tree was flattened. Not even to mention the after math of looting, no power for almost 2-3 months, and the actual fist fighting while waiting in line for ice and water. I don't wish that experience on anyone.

[@shanedangers]

The sound of the wind SCREAMING is something unearthly. Sounds like an animal or demons! My friend, THIS is amazing footage! Especially considering technology limitations of 1992!! Andrew hit *ON* my 20th birthday, I was living in Pompano Beach. I remember those great big Banyan trees uprooted all over the place afterwards. Scary storm!!

[@ele7834]

OMG I KNOW!!!! Those winds really do sound like a freight train like everyone says. Horrifying! So sad to see those beautiful trees turned to nothing...Amazing quality video...And here comes Irma...185mph and everyone is getting nervous...Everyone remembers Andrew, ans Irma is now larger than the state of Florida....Stay safe everyone xo.

[@shanedangers]

Elena Chavez I've never seen so many ppl freaking out like this! Probably because of Harvey 2 weeks ago, and the size of it. It seems a little better that it weakened some. It's now a category 4 with winds of 150. I am in Orlando now,.. have been living in Florida for going on 28 years now. I have been thru going on 10 storms maybe?? Andrew in '92, Erin in '95, Irene in '99 (((this "Irene" was unique because it was only a category 1, and it snuck up suddenly and no evacuations were ordered. Was living in Melbourne then, and we actually went *TO THE BEACH* during this storm! It hit during the day, and a category 1 is actually fun and exciting!!))).. Also, Floyd in '99, which was also a category 5 and at that time, the largest evacuation in Florida history. Something like 1 million ppl evacuated.. I then went thru Charley, Frances AND Jeanne, all in summer of 2004. I was also living part time in Montgomery Alabama that summer and wound up also going thru Ivan there! This was in between Frances and Jeanne IIRC.. that was a record 4 in one year for me. Then I went thru Fay in 2008, Matthew last year, and now Irma!! I'm a survivor!! LMAO

[@poisoncarnival8_]

shanedangers Hurricanes love ya 😉

[@thepurplemonkeysrule]

The problem with Andrew was that it hit in the middle of the morning. If you we're able to sleep the night before you were awoken by the noises. AND in all honesty I don't think the hurricane itself is bad I think the worst part is the aftermath, it's going outside finally bringing down all the wood from your windows, and seeing all the damage that has been made to your City. Because before you open The Doors you are completely clueless to what you'll see, you have no idea what to expect.

[@A_Foolish_Arrangement]

The sound of Andrew is almost sureal. Thanks for uploading it 8 years ago !

[@knightmare1015]

I'll never forget that night. I had just moved down there and was suppose to start my freshman year of highschool on August 24,1992 when this beast hit. No one really knew how fast and violent it really was because the national weather service lost its main satelite when the peak winds hit. Another thing that I remember about that night was that normally you'd hear stuff like bullfrogs, crickets and things like that through out the night. We didn't hear any of that.

[@knightmare1015]

AllGuts NoGlory Yep. It was that way in the Ocala area that night. Normally you'd hear frogs, crickets along with other sounds of nature. That night we didn't hear anything like that at all.

[@InsideOutsider81]

I was 11 when Andrew hit and I still remember the whooshing sound of the wind. Matthew is coming towards us now. I live in Broward, and they're saying it's going to hit us hard. Good luck all!

[@djordanhill102]

Stay safe

[@jmjfanss]

InsideOutsider81 I was 11 as well when andrew hit.

[@Daniel_Door]

InsideOutsider81 Um no matthew did not hit south florida at all

[@itslitfam7122]

jutubaeh irma aint hit broward yet 😂

[@smolpenguingoddess]

Daniel Door well thanks for the heads up after the storm passed

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you so much!!! Glad you enjoyed the clip.

[@poshmalosh14]

5:26 bruh that tree just hecking flew

[@piggyclangaming9128]

I lived in Homestead during Andrew, I lost everything

[@ParanormalGeek]

I'll never forget when the rooftop was taken away by the winds i was 6years old and i remember that hole day like it was yesterday. .. Scariest day of. MY life

[@foxman362]

Maria Angeleyes I Survived Hurricane Andrew - South Florida Chapter facebook.com/groups/25919893463/

[@ParanormalGeek]

I was I think in homestead

[@Jpereirao025]

omg sorry! incredible.. from venezuela. gbless

[@Wes_5kyph1]

Yes, I was 6 years old too, but in Orlando - remember all well enough though

[@bobafett4141]

To all my Miami Locals Stay Safe. Hurricane Dorian might be fucking us up. Lets hope for the best

[@Kevin.valdes7]

uvghj 25 🎃

[@noochbtw6753]

Nope now it's hitting Palm Coast pray for the best 💪

[@Milkyshake117]

@@noochbtw6753 forecasts dont mean shit. they didnt know how to predict in 1992 and still dont now

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you so much!!! Andrew was an unbelievable experience. I'm really glad you like the clip!

[@ivang1901]

Father of hurricanes :)

[@dylanwalker8423]

The quietness before the storm is eerie never heard anywhere in a Florida city this quiet. It's chaos, and noise everywhere.

[@XMIR10C]

ANDREW WAS A CAT 5 ON LANDFALL, NO NEWS EXISTED FOR DAYS

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you very much! I'm really glad you enjoy my channel and videos. Thanks again for your comment!

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Absolutley! Andrew's presentation both on satellite and radar, especially at landfall in South Florida was incredible, a very compact and violent storm. That said, the 1992 "C" name was "Charley" and that hurricane's entire life-span was over the northeast Atlantic, close to the Azores. Aside from Andrew, Tropical Storms Danielle and Earl were the only other systems that came close... Danielle making landfall in Maryland, and Earl approaching and then veering away from northeast Florida.

[@keylincortez7037]

I live in Miami Dade and watching this right now is so scary. And I pray to God for Irma not to come because since people say that Irma is even longer and stronger that Andrew, i don't want to imagine how much this hurricane could destroy almost everything.

[@entertainmentfreak9113]

Keylin H so how did Irma go for you

[@igo.m.d.austin8687]

Irma was bigger than Andrew, no where near as strong tho

[@emchammer1815]

that is some freaky, scary footage.

[@jasontremane4098]

I like your profile picture

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you so much, Bev!!! Yes, that's my house at the end, and that's Sonny poking at one of the water filled drop ceiling lights in our family room. Although I didn't include it in this clip, I did film a bit of footage on our street, including some shots of your house. I'll probably be putting together a rough cut of that and a few other clips, to share with you and a few other friends.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

While you're correct that Andrew was a category five at landfall in South Florida, the winds I experienced at my chase location in this video were in the mid-range of category three... sustained around 120mph with peak gusts in the 150-160mph range. Winds were much higher farther to the south from my location.

[@jerichomorales6676]

Tropmet | Storm Chasing Why didn't you film HAIYAN. It was a great opportunity

[@cherylbreeger-braun7931]

Rose, the night I spent at the hospital was unbelievable. So many women went into labor that night (luckily not me)!!! The private rooms were all full. Some of us had to lay on mattresses in the hallways..Low lighting because we were on generators...Just terrifying!!!

[@pppaaattt4671]

I evacuated Key West and when I returned driving on I -95 I cried going through Homestead . I could foundation after foundation of what use to be homes. All I could think of was all the people who didn't evacuate .

[@patrickmooney7180]

I had family living in Kendall and Homestead when it hit, they lost pretty much everything. I had heard from Fairchild Botanical Gardens that the highest winds hit nearest that spot, which sounds pretty accurate considering its location. Thanks again for the footage, its my favorite on youtube!

[@LDCTSTORMCHASER]

Awesome video Michael! Also, great job on the re-mastered footage! I know I was only 12, but I sure wish I could have been there... The sound is just insane!

[@cloudwatcher9370]

At the beginning of the video are those clouds the start of the hurricane or separate storms

[@shannonnormington9405]

Also, greenish lightning everywhere through the dark house with no power. You could hear the multiple vortices coming over the house, taking out trees and tossing them on the roof. One after another, for over two hours. But the constant suction of the wind throughout the house was impressive, the ceiling fans in our family room were sucking up and down with the roof. Until it partially blew off at the east end. It was a rather large tornado that did that. We has an extemely large tree directly in front of the house, right before a portion of the roof blew off. We heard it coming, and took shelter behind a wall and bar. When Andrew passed, we found the large tree directly before our house was split open like a sardine can with no opener, like Freddy Kreuger had sliced through it. THIS TREE WAS AT LEAST TEN FEET IN GIRTH IF NOT MORE, That tree saved our houseand us I think. We went up on the roof that afternoon after Andrew passed to survey the damage because there was too much debris to leave our yard without a chain saw, and we were too tired. We could see the swath of the mini tornadoes, vortices over our house and the neighbors houses. The big one over our house was very scary, it ended at the huge tree, even though it took out a portion of the roof, not the entire house. Thank you listening, btway. I havent talked about this in years;

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Yes. During the peak of the storm there was frequent cloud-to-cloud lightning, indicative of the intense convection that was developing in the eyewall.

[@jmtremane]

Andrew probably had one of if not the most intense eye wall ever. Maybe Dorian

[@oneonpitch]

So you were the guys in the parking garage in Coconut Grove!! I can't believe how intense your video is, and you weren't in the eyewall!! I grew up in the Pinecrest area (northern eyewall) not far from Burger King Hdqt. and also lived in both Naranja Lakes and Homestead for awhile. I was lucky enough to be living in Orlando in 1992 so I missed this mighty storm. But many of my friends were there and have shared their horror stories with me. Unforgettable and unbelievable!!

[@XMIR10C]

ANDREW CAME IN AND RIPPED THE FACE OFF THE LAND OFF

[@haydeeharo5550]

I remember when Andrew came I was 17 years old it the worst experience I ever had I will never wish this to no one but thank god and I’m grateful that me and my family was fine

[@Bengaltiger1289]

Imagine the changes after hurricanes like this. The day before and day after are 2 different places. Lives changed forever

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Yeah... when the wind starts making that hollow wailing sound, you know you're in for something big. Thanks for your comment.

[@ThatGuy-te9wh]

There must be nothing quite as scary as a Cat 5 hurricane making landfall at night.

[@SevereWeatherBelgium]

Hurricanes are so freaking scary! 8O I've never experienced one, but this footage really gave me goosebumps everywhere! :0 Your channel is very unique, because it's one of the few hurricane channels on youtube. And I bet yours can be nearly the best of all! I really love your videos, even though they take so long :P Keep it up!

[@liquidstl]

Great shots, and a really nice job on the remaster Michael

[@patrickmooney7180]

that wind is insane! How strong was it during the part where the power was out? I've never seen any other video like this- so glad you got it in HD finally!

[@jasonabrams511]

I wish there was some footage from down around 171st St / 108th Ave, this was shot up near the marina? 165 mph winds for nearly 3 hours. No way I was going near outside, the only time in my life I ever puked from fear when the roof started to fail and is worse when you know everything you hear breaking is your own stuff, so glad there is some footage. Funny how after 23 years there is still a kinship whenever I run into a fellow Andrew vet anywhere in USA. God bless.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

+Jason Abrams Thanks for the comment, Jason. Yes, the majority of my clip is from the vicinity of the Dinner Key marina, although the last minute, or so, (from about 7:02 on) is from farther south, around SW 124th Street and 72 Avenue. Of course, the daylight portion of my footage is from immediately after the storm has passed. I do wish I had been positioned farther south during the landfall, but the logistics of storm chasing in 1992 were quite different than they are today, and a bit more challenging... especially when your own home winds up being hit.

[@jasonabrams511]

+Tropmet | Storm Chasing It was probably better to film where you were. If you were further south, you probably would just have audio or a bunch of lightning flashes, not much to see in total darkness. Not sure if there was even a safe place to film in Perrine so you did the right thing.

[@bchadaway7469]

Tropmet | Storm Chasing Where were you during the night? It looks like a parking garage, but I can't place it.

[@nicolasmendez368]

My dad dies in hurricane Andrew R.I.P

[@crocodile1313]

Nicolas, I am very sorry about your dad. Hopefully much of your sadness has been replaced by good memories of him. God bless you.

[@bruschicollier7016]

Rip

[@israelg1214]

Troll

[@josephpacelli3691]

I'll never forget the footages of this storm this was one of the worst at this time, made me want to become a storm chaser and research storms for years never chased a major hurricane but like to have a few under my belt not just for thrills but for science

[@corrynthiaiam9205]

I thank God I survived this .I was a little girl then and every year since I wonder is this gone be the year we get hit again..Smh.

[@johnnyfrancois9491]

We been getting spared but it’s only a matter of time before another big one hits Miami again

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thank you so much, Nathan! I hope to have some new video to share soon. :)

[@nicholasbarretto3934]

Incredible video mike looks to me like Andrew seems to be behind the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 when it made landfall in Miami Florida as a Category 4 storm. But this is even more incredible and devastating in Miami-Dane county in 1992. Hope everyone took the watches and warnings seriously by this Category 5 hurricane in South Florida.👍👍 But it remains as the costliest since Katrina and sandy.

[@DannyyAlvarezz]

Andrew in my opinion is the 2nd worst U.S. hurricane after Katrina

[@clarkewi]

The sound of the storm and the rain going sideways. Amazing.

[@peytonburnsed2196]

Why do these old cameras have better fps than a cell phone

[@robm4469]

Keep in mind these are not even near the worst hit areas in andrew but great rare historical video thank you for posting.

[@america1888]

Andrew 1992 was exactly opposite usual hurricanes: almost all the damage happened by strong winds instead of storm surge. Damage from Andrew totaled $34 billion (1992 USD) with 68 deaths.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Great observation and you're absolutely correct. While the storm surge is the primary cause of damage for most hurricane landfalls, in a few events, the extreme winds eclipse (or are on par with) the damage caused by the surge. In the Atlantic basin, Charley (2004), Andrew (1992), Celia (1970), Janet (1955), King (1950), Labor Day (1935), and a handful of others are examples of landfalls that were extreme wind, or extreme wind + surge events.

[@pbellerive]

Tropmet | Storm Chasing And Camille. Funny how all Cat 5 storms in the 20th Century, as well as many Cat 4 storms were small compact storms wrecking near total destruction to a relatively small area.

[@swissirish1]

pbellerive Both were tiny, but something doesn't seem right with Camille. She had a lower pressure and apparently much higher winds than Andrew, but if you look up photos from the damage of both Andrew looks like a tornado went through South Dade. Camille photos are all water damage; the trees are still standing in most of them. Maybe the water had something to do with that but in my mind Andrew's winds seem stronger. Also remember that the gradient is different in these too (ie pressure doesn't always correlate; Charley had a min pressure of 940 yet 145 mph winds while Katrina was 920 at landfall with 125 mph)

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Camille was re-analyzed in 2014, and the official sustained wind speeds, at landfall, were lowered from the previous 165kt (190mph), down to 150kt (175mph)... which is now only slightly higher than Andrew's landfall intensity of 145kt (165mph). That said, I agree with you completely. I don't think the recent re-analysis brought Camille's winds down far enough, based on the observed wind damage (especially in areas beyond the main effect of the surge). Andrew's wind damage in Southern Dade far exceeds anything I've seen from a landfalling U.S. tropical cyclone, with perhaps the exception of the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, which (after Camille's re-analysis) now rightfully holds the official record as the highest sustained wind, at the time of landfall, in the U.S., 160kt - 185mph.

[@swissirish1]

I didn't know they reclassified it; when Hayian hit the Philippines news stations kept saying it's the strongest landfalling cyclone on earth surpassing Camille. I also don't think the NHC has figured out why the backside of Andrew was much more violent in extreme South Dade compared to the east winds on the north side of the eye where the winds are usually the strongest according to contour maps I've seen. Shoddy construction doesn't explain the lampposts snapped in half.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

I totally understand! Andrew was a truly terrifying experience for many residents in South Florida. Thanks for your comment.

[@NunyJr]

I was a month and 1 day old.

[@gabyr1108]

Now Hurricane Irma is coming😰

[@juanitosegundorancheroelqu4469]

Level 10000000 Boss you mean Dorian

[@Jayy_4k]

@Antonia H. That comment was 2 years ago.

[@r1tzy5551]

@@Jayy_4k Update: 3 years ago

[@futuremeteorologist2237]

If only this was during day time

[@radioactivegarage6967]

was that a 240sx you were driving!?!

[@TropmetStormChasing]

+Adriel Nania Yes it was.

[@radioactivegarage6967]

+ShadowBeast1263 a nissan 240sx brand new I'm at the time

[@Nemisis99]

If a hurricane like this ever hit NJ the entire state would literally collapse. Our houses are weaker. Our trees stand much taller and are all maples and oaks. Sandys winds felt around 85mph where I live in central NJ and we had trees falling down every 5 minutes. Our entire state is filled with trees but Florida looks very bare as far as trees are concerned. Those palms can take some serious wind.

[@thelegendarymastermind3766]

I'm in Louisiana . Does the power go out during the storm above??

[@eldiablo4k]

Man, I was 11 when this hurricane came by. We were lock-down 6 of us in the bathroom with a mattress against the door, scariest event I ever experienced in my life. After, we couldn't find the streets, the neighborhood was unrecognizable. US-1 was our only guide, we pull through though

[@AllLifethingschannelyt]

This was a monster andrew

[@corrynthiaiam9205]

I time I ask ppl what they remember bout Andrew EVERYONE SAYS THE SOUND OF THE WIND

[@stephaniedinaso4259]

Some of the animals i feel bad for is Miami zoo!God forbid it floods and they will be confined in there concrete cages and die if the flooding is high:(

[@jmtremane]

not to mention the trauma

[@angiehunt1568]

somebody please tell me what those images are at 3:42-3:45😰

[@TropmetStormChasing]

The blue-ish flashes that illuminate the sky during that period are from cloud-to-cloud lightning discharges, which were prevalent during Andrew's approach to landfall in South Florida. Some of the flashes were the result of electrical arcing on power lines, and/or power transformer explosions... but the specific ones, at the time-period you mention, are from lightning.

[@TheAlliconicOne]

which analog camcorder are you recording?

[@kyleshawn8643]

I was 6 years old and i remember seeing the traffic lights swinging in the wind the metal poles shaking and it begin to rain very hard and sideways and I said this was a strong thunderstorm little did I know this was the beginning of my first hurricane experience and ever since then I've been following hurricanes . I did not see the horrible damage down south of us in Miami Gardens till years later yet I will remember this day for the rest of my life .

[@swissirish1]

I wonder what it sounded like a few miles south, this is intense great shots for a nighttime storm Michael

[@swissirish1]

Man had Andrews diameter been a mere thirty miles wider or so Miami wouldn't have been a "close call". More than likely would've topped Katrina even in 1992 dollars.

[@jerichobajao4849]

hey patrick! why are you Pinhead larry? Man!

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Absolutely correct! The scenario you're describing will happen eventually... hopefully the population of South Florida will be prepared when it does! Thanks for watching and the comment.

[@swissirish1]

It happened in 1926, so it's not a matter of if but when. In NC where I'm from it's about the next Hazel.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Yes, the 1926 event, while not as violent as Andrew, would be far more catastrophic overall if it were to occur today. Ultimately, in my opinion, one of the worst case scenarios for the Florida east coast would be a large, annular, category five (similar to Isabel at its peak), with a slow forward motion (similar to Frances) that makes landfall in Dade country, moving north-northwest, paralleling the east coast (like Cleo) which would keep a good portion of the storm's core over water, slowing the decay rate, while directly subjecting all of the major east coast metro areas and barrier islands from Miami to Jacksonville to both sides of the large and intense eyewall, during multiple tidal cycles. The results in casualties and property loss would be absolutely unimaginable.

[@swissirish1]

That would be extremely unlucky but hardly out of the realm of possibility. Jacksonville isn't as used to storms as most of Florida. Up I-95 by me the worst scenario would be a storm that moved slowly up the Gulf Stream before accelerating near cape fear and then curving out towards the Hampton roads area, affecting the obx and va beach/Norfolk navy base. While it would be extremely unlikely to be upper 4 to borderline cat 5 a storm stronger than Hugo can't be neglected if ocean temps keep rising.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

Thanks for watching and for the comment.

[@neonnaughtsie4726]

I drove through Kendall, Cutler Ridge, and the Homestead area a couple of days after and it looked like the entire area had been carpet bombed.

[@TropmetStormChasing]

I totally hear you! I intercepted Hugo in northeastern Puerto Rico and, to this day, it is still one of the most extreme hurricane events I've ever experienced. Nature can be very scary indeed!

[@TropmetStormChasing]

It really depends on individual scenarios, some trees are much more resistant to high winds (especially in the tropics) with some that are deeply rooted and lose their foliage quickly, allowing the trunk to remain standing. In other cases, it may be a protected location not exposed to the full force of the wind. Also, in the case of this clip, I'm not in the area that received the strongest winds from Andrew, in those locations tree damage was much more severe than what you see here.

[@MauriceShamell]

Unbelievable footage! You never fail to impress Michael. I would been in a corner weeping that whole time! You try are legendary!

[@jakeevussistrunk5699]

I’ll never forget this storm the scariest 3 hrs of my life plus my youngest brother was born 3 days before Hurricane Andrew

[@MadWXChasing]

Wow! Sweet footage!

[@soltemple389]

Very impressive, but I'm still waiting for that nearly-impossible-to-get footage of a cat 5 eye wall. I would think it would be very difficult to film in the scary situation of flying/floating debris, as well as collapsing roofs and walls. If it already exists, let me know where to find it! As far as I know, the most intense footage was from Charley. I found some wind and surge video Supertyphoon Haiyan but I doubt that these were the worst conditions.

[@smolpenguingoddess]

Sol Temple not to mention that they're rare as hell. I believe only 3 storms have made landfall in the US at cat 5 intensity

[@soltemple389]

You are correct. Andrew, Camille and Labor Day 1935.

[@Alex_Gorell]

Sol Temple Katrina was a cat 5 wasn’t it?

[@justinharris5195]

Alex Gorell Katrina was a 175mph 902mb monster over the gulf but weakened to a cat3 at landfall. But the 28ft+ storm surge she carried flattened everything in its path. And now hurricane Michael which had 160mph winds and gust of 195mph+, and carried a storm surge of 14ft, isolated spots of 21ft, that happened in October of last year, now joins Andrew, Camille, and the Labor Day storm of 1935 cat5 U.S. hurricane landfalls.

[@bartgeemoto]

Awesome footage!

[@GermanShepherdDaphne]

I lived in a Palmbay Fl when this hit. Around 170 miles north of Miami. We got cat 3 there. I was 12 at the time

[@robbradshaw4239]

how do you get great footage