The National Weather Service reported a storm surge of 24.6 feet hit the town. When it hit Florida, Hurricane Andrew had winds strong enough to blow this sailboat ashore.

Hours after Hurricane Andrew lay waste to South Miami-Dade 30 years ago, Florida’s governor surveyed the damage from the air. And the Korean War veteran was stunned.

This panoramic image, courtesy of NASA's GOES-7 satellite, shows the Earth on Aug. 25, 1992, when Hurricane Andrew had just carved its infamous path through South Florida and was headed for more ...

Hurricane Andrew left piles of debris in front of a line of damaged storefronts in Homestead, Fla. (Photo: Thomas S. England/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) The city of Homestead, Fla., located ...

Technological improvements have also improved accuracy, the experts said. When Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, the technology available at the time could not adequately forecast the storm ...