Hurricane Andrew Threatens Miami as Category 5 Winds Rise
Hurricane Andrew menaces Florida with forecast winds up to 156 mph and 10 inches of rain. The center lies about 150 miles east of Miami with hurricane-force winds extending 30 miles. Evacuations ordered across Broward Dade and northern Keys as panic climbs and shelters prepare.
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Max Mayfield
Miami
Bahamas
Jimmy Curry
Abaco
Eleuthera
Biscayne Bay
Miami Beach
Mayfield
Washington D.C
Hurricane Center
United States
Mississippi Coast
Florida Keys
National Guard
Caribbean
Carolinas
Palm Beach County
Broward
Dade
Monroe County
Bob Nave
Tallahassee
Iowa City bikes patrol educates public to cut crashes
Police Captain Don Strand describes a three year grant funded bike patrol aimed at reducing crashes and educating pedestrians and cyclists. About 500 warnings issued this summer downtown. Patrol runs until November and may be extended if beneficial.
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R.J. Winkelhake
Terry Branstad
Don Strand
Winkelhake
Strand
Traffic Safety Bureau
South Florida braces as Hurricane Andrew looms inland
The region faces its first direct hurricane threat since Betsy in 1965 as Andrew nears, with experts warning of potentially catastrophic impact. Historic storms like Betsy, David, and the 1928 unnamed hurricane are cited, stressing the need for orderly evacuations to save lives.
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Ramona Myrick
Pompano Beach
Fla
Andrew
South Florida
Oral Gables
Betsy
Gilbert Clark
National Hurricane Center
Florida
David
Miami
Georgia
Lake Okeechobee
Clark
AT and T Recommends Limiting Florida Calls Amid Andrew
AT T urged families to avoid calling Florida to ease communications as Hurricane Andrew drives mass evacuations. The company said callers should prioritize Florida residents and limit incoming calls into the affected region from New Jersey and other areas.
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Gazette Wire
Basking Ridge
N.J
Florida
At&t
Notable Atlantic Hurricanes Of The Century List
A compiled list of major Atlantic hurricanes with dates, locations, and death tolls. Entries include Galveston 1900 with 6000 dead, and storms such as Agnes 1972, Hugo 1989, and Camille 1969 with multi hundred deaths and billions in damage, through 1991.
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Galveston
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Cuba
West Indies
Dominican Republic
New England
North Carolina
Carol
United States
Hazel
Haiti
Connie
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
Diane
Hilda
Mexico
Janet
Caribbean
Audrey
Louisiana
Donna
Hattie
Flora
Mississippi
Georgia
Betsy
Alma
Honduras
Inez
Beulah
Camille
Celia
Dorothy Martinique
Agnes
New York
Fiji
Eloise
David
Dominica
Frederic
Bahamas
Allen
Alicia
Juan
Gilbert
Jamaica
Cayman Islands
Yucatan Peninsula
Hugo
Caribbean Islands
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Charleston
S.C
Bob
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DDS
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Tan
TONE
Norwest Bank
Iowa
Norwest
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3Rd Avenue
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First Avenue
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33Rd Avenue
Westdale
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Newhall
Main Street
Urbana
West Wood Street
Shellsburg
Pearl Street
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