Table 1 - Current dollar estimates of $30 billion in damages directly related to Hurricane Andrew in south Florida.
Based on Rappaport (1993), updated and extended where possible.
Damage Estimates in South Florida Associated with Hurricane Andrew
| Type of Loss |
Amount ($billions) |
Source(s)/Notes |
| Common insured private property |
16.5 |
Sheets (1994), includes homes, mobile homes, commercial and industrial properties and their contents, boats, autos, farm equipment and structures, etc. |
| Uninsured homes |
0.35 |
The Miami Herald, 16 February 1993, reported in Rappaport (1993). |
| Federal Disaster Package |
6.5 |
Anderson et al. (1992); represents 90% of $7.2 billioin package (the rest went to Louisiana). |
Public infrastructure
State
County
City
Schools |
0.05
0.287
0.06
1.0
|
Filkins (1994), tax revenue shortfall.
Rappaport (1993).
Tanfani (1992), Miami only.
Rappaport (1993). |
Agriculture
Damages
Lost Sales |
1.04
0.48 |
McNair (1992a,b).
Fatsis (1992). |
| Environment |
2.124 |
Rappaport (1993); includes state request for clean-up and repair of parks, marinas, beaches, and reefs. |
| Aircraft |
0.02 |
Rappaport (1993). |
| Flood Claims |
0.096 |
FEMA Flood Insurance Administration, reported in Rappaport (1993). |
| Red Cross |
0.07 |
Swenson (1993). |
| Defense Department |
1.412 |
GAO (1993), for DOD and US Army Corps of Engineers expenses during recovery. |
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