We're now more than halfway through the Atlantic hurricane season and -- knock on wood -- no Atlantic hurricanes yet. Depending on how long this continues, 2013 stands a chance of setting a record for "" in history.
Of course, you need look back just 21 years for a parable of false security. The 1992 hurricane season went almost three months before a named storm showed up (i.e. three months without a single tropical storm). That first storm wound up being Hurricane Andrew. On August 24th the storm made landfall with , making Andrew the last category five hurricane to hit the continental United States.
Here's a clip of what it sounded like to be in Hurricane Andrew. The piece combines first-hand accounts with audio recorded 21 years ago, during Hurricane Andrew.
This is an excerpt from a documentary by SA国际传谋-Miami Herald News to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew.
