Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew as it threatened Louisiana as 2024 tropical Atlantic stays quiet
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew was at Category 4 strength, showed signs of strengthening, and was aiming at southeastern Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center extended the Hurricane Warning to include the entire Louisiana and most of the Mississippi coast. Metro New Orleans was on alert. The storm that had ripped across South Florida was forecast to tiptoe onto the northern Gulf coast. Exactly where was the big question.