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when hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992 it came in a cat. #5

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Hurricane Andrew hit Homestead, Florida on August 24, 1992

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Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 storm when it made landfall in the Bahamas and Florida and a category 3 at landfall in Louisiana.

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