Hurricane Andrew (1992) - News Broadcast Archive
On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew made catastrophic landfall in South Florida as a Category 5 storm. Entire neighborhoods were leveled, communication systems failed, and emergency services were overwhelmed in the immediate aftermath.
Andrew ultimately claimed 65 lives across Florida and Louisiana, injured thousands.
This broadcast archive captures Hurricane Andrew 1992 live coverage as it unfolded across television screens throughout the United States.
Coverage begins while Andrew was still a tropical depression, following its rapid intensification into one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic.
The broadcast timeline follows the storm through South Florida, Miami, and Homestead, where entire neighborhoods were flattened, before continuing as Andrew crossed the Gulf of Mexico and struck Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.
The Louisiana coverage serves as a striking and eerie precursor to the devastation that would later unfold during Hurricane Katrina thirteen years later.
The footage includes meteorological updates, radar tracking, field reports, damage assessments, and real-time reactions as the scale of the disaster became clear.
This upload was requested by a subscriber of the Second Signal archive, a great suggestion that continues the mission of preserving significant moments in broadcast history.
The footage has been upscaled to 1080p and color corrected, with varying levels of restoration depending on the quality and condition of the original broadcast sources.
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Chapters:
0:00 Tropical Storm Andrew Report — The Weather Channel
1:52 Channel 4 Report — Andrew 1500 Miles from Miami
4:08 Channel 4 Special Broadcast — Andrew 615 Miles from Florida
52:17 Channel 7 Hurricane Warning — Andrew 380 Miles from Florida
53:55 Florida Emergency Shelter Locations Announced
57:25 Michael Williams Reports Live from the Bahamas
1:04:04 Sky 4 Aerial Coverage — South Florida Preparations
1:04:51 Hurricane Information Hotlines Displayed
1:06:25 Andrew Upgraded to Category 3 Hurricane
1:07:53 Hurricane Update — 375 Miles East of Miami
1:11:26 Sky 4 Shows Traffic Evacuating South Florida
1:13:08 Miami International Airport Status Report
1:16:48 Satellite Image — Andrew Strengthens to Category 4
1:20:45 Meteorologists Warn Andrew Could Reach Category 5
1:25:54 David Bloom Reports from Emergency Shelter
1:30:12 Miami International Airport Operational Update
1:35:23 Live Report — Miami Beach Evacuations
1:39:56 Dade County Emergency Operations Center Update
1:56:15 Forecast: Potential Wind Impacts if Andrew Hits Miami
2:25:20 Live Update — Dade County Emergency Operations Center
2:31:58 Susan Wallace Report — Residents Gather Supplies Before Landfall
2:39:39 Andrew 240 Miles East of Miami — Category 4 Update
2:40:39 Dennis Smith Live from Coral Gables — 20 mph Winds
2:43:31 WTVT Channel 13 Report — Andrew Approaching Homestead
2:45:37 Hurricane Andrew Nears Shore — 140 mph Winds
2:47:56 Weather Channel Update — Storm Approaching Homestead
2:49:01 Eyewall Expected to Reach Land Within Two Hours
2:49:38 Dennis Smith Live — Winds Increase to 40–70 mph
2:50:46 Dennis Smith Live — Winds Reach 90 mph, Power Flashes
2:52:44 Dennis Smith Live — 100 mph Winds and Roaring Storm Sounds
2:54:57 Radar Update as Hurricane Andrew Makes Landfall
2:55:27 Channel 4 Report — Hurricane Strikes Miami Beach
2:56:21 Hurricane Andrew Landfall Confirmed — Category 4/5
2:56:59 Dennis Smith Live — 120+ mph Winds During Landfall
2:59:12 Weather Channel Report — Storm Surge Threat
2:59:28 Storm Surge Sweeps Across MacArthur Causeway
2:59:58 Kerry Sanders Reports from Inside Vehicle — 165 mph Winds
3:00:57 Live Coverage from Miami News Station During Landfall
3:03:01 Radar Update — Hurricane Andrew Over South Florida
3:06:44 First Dawn Damage Reports — Destroyed Aircraft at Metro Aviation Center
3:07:11 Survivors Survey Damage at Daybreak
3:08:10 Early Fatality Reports from Hurricane Andrew
3:09:20 Injury Reports from Baptist Hospital
3:11:08 David Bloom Reports from Southwest Dade Survivors
3:11:42 Sky 4 First Aerial Views of Hurricane Devastation
3:17:27 Damage Reports — Hallandale Beach
3:18:16 Damage Reports — Carol City
3:18:59 Damage Reports — Dade County
3:21:26 Boats Blown Ashore Along Florida Coast
3:21:52 Sky 4 Aerial Footage — Widespread Devastation
3:22:33 ABC World News Tonight — Ted Koppel Reports on Andrew and Louisiana Threat
3:32:12 Rick Leventhal Reports from the Ground in Florida
3:35:12 Channel 7 Continued Andrew Aftermath Coverage
3:57:55 Dade County Press Conference
4:31:30 Rick Leventhal Reports Live from South Miami Heights
4:46:09 Aerial Footage — Homestead Florida Devastation
5:16:32 Florida City Damage Reports
5:32:08 Action News 10 — Flooding as Andrew Hits Louisiana
5:55:48 CNN Coverage — Andrew Impacts Louisiana and Florida
5:58:23 CBS Evening News — Dan Rather Reports One Week After Andrew