On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida cutting a path of devastation unlike any other storm that could be remembered. On the 25th anniversary, we remember Miami-Dade's unbreakable spirit. | Florida Power & Light

33 years ago this morning, NWS Miami captured one of the most terrifying radar loops in U.S. history: The eyewall of Category 5 Hurricane Andrew making landfall just south of Miami, Florida. The loop stops because the radar was blown off the roof of the National Hurricane Center. A nearby residence recorded a wind gust of 177 mph. About 63,000 homes were destroyed, and over 101,000 others were damaged. Andrew left roughly 175,000 people homeless, caused $27.3 billion in damage, and left 65 peopl