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Hurricane Andrew (1992)
Andrew in the federal records: the 248 cities near its track, flood insurance claims, disaster declarations.
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Hurricane Andrew (1992) passed within 75 miles of 248 cities on this site in 3 states, 148 of them while it was at hurricane strength. Its peak wind on the NHC track was 173 mph (Category 5); the track runs from August 16, 1992 to August 28, 1992. It is on this list for 167 mph winds on its track 14 miles from Key Biscayne, FL, among the strongest near any city on this site. The most cities within 75 miles were in Louisiana (144), Florida (66) and Mississippi (38).
- Cities within 75 mi
- 248
- Peak wind
- 173 mph
- NFIP claims
- 11,700
- Deaths in NWS reports
- —
148 at hurricane strength
Category 5
$169.2 million
before 1996 or none
The full track, landfalls and every city it passed →
Where it came closest
| City | Closest | Wind on the track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Biscayne, FL | 14 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Coral Gables, FL | 17 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Miami Beach, FL | 22 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Miami Shores, FL | 24 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Bay Harbor Islands, FL | 27 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| North Miami, FL | 27 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Opa Locka, FL | 28 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| North Miami Beach, FL | 30 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Miami Gardens, FL | 31 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 31 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Aventura, FL | 32 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
| Hallandale Beach, FL | 34 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | August 24, 1992 |
The 12 cities with the strongest wind on the NHC best track at its closest point, of 248 within 75 miles. Wind on the track is not the wind felt in the city.
Flood insurance claims and federal declarations
National Flood Insurance Program policyholders filed 11,700 claims under its name and were paid $169.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of the time; that is the 26th most of the 104 tropical systems with claims under their name. Florida had 8,866 of them (76%), then Louisiana with 2,834. Among the cities on this site, the most claims came from Miami, FL: 3,846, paid $63.3 million. Claims data as of September 8, 2026. FEMA issued 2 major disaster declarations naming it, covering 40 designated areas in Florida and Louisiana; the first came on August 24, 1992.
| City | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 3,846 | $63.3 million |
| Key Biscayne, FL | 1,186 | $43.2 million |
| Cutler Bay, FL | 711 | $16.6 million |
| Homestead, FL | 659 | $332,000 |
| Chauvin, LA | 605 | $6.9 million |
| Miami Beach, FL | 446 | $3.3 million |
| Montegut, LA | 387 | $5.3 million |
| Houma, LA | 333 | $4.0 million |
FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3 (claims whose flood event carries the storm's name, ZIP codes summed by city) and Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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