AL041992 | 1992 season

Andrew

Neutral 5FL impact Cross-Peninsula Track Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification

Formed: 1992-08-16
Dissipated: 1992-08-28
Peak wind: 150 kt
Lifetime category: 5
Min pressure: 922 mb (lifetime)
Florida date: 1992-08-24
Approach: atlantic
FL regions: SE5 SW4
Center landfall: yes (2)
ENSO (ASO ONI): -0.13
Peak surge (FL): 16.9 ft (Biscayne Bay western shoreline, near Homestead)

Surge: storm tide above sea level. Measured high water mark; the often-quoted 7-19 ft range spans the whole SE coast impact zone. Source: NHC Preliminary Report (Rappaport 1993); SE Florida record.

Track

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Intensity

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

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How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 0mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.