Even if you don't get a Category 2 or 3 hurricane, the combination of circa 90-100 mph winds plus the storm surge could heavily damage the very expensive South Beach area of Miami Beach, FL, which could effectively wipe out much of the tourist industry of that city (South Beach is by far the #1 tourist spot in the Miami area).
We’ll have a much better idea about likely landfall locations in a couple of days. A lot of the models have trouble with forecast tracks prior to getting a fix on a center of circulation—which only occurred a few hours ago. Like Emily the other week, it could run into the mountains of Hispaniola and dissipate. Time will tell.
As I recall, Andrew didn’t generate all that much of a storm surge.
Sad thing is we probably won’t know the exact eye track until very close to a landfall.I will lube all my shutters and make sure they are in good working order today.
Hmmm....Miami and South Beach gone? I would be crushed. (/sarcasm)