Hurricane Andrew
Post-analysis on Andrew revealed that the storm was often stronger than operationally reported between early on August 22 and early on August 26. In real time, the National Hurricane Center assessed its peak intensity as , which was upgraded to 155 mph (250 km/h) in a post-storm analysis after the season ended. However, a 2004 paper by Christopher Landsea and others concluded that Andrew became a Category 5 hurricane near the Bahamas on August 23 and reached maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h). The paper also indicated that Andrew briefly re-intensified into a Category 5 hurricane around the time of landfall in South Florida early on August 24. The storm was found to have been slightly stronger while approaching Louisiana, but the landfall winds were decreased from 120 mph (195 km/h) to 115 mph (185 km/h).
Timeline of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season
The year featured twelve tropical cyclones, of which eleven intensified into tropical storms and four further intensified into hurricanes (including two major hurricanes). Several storms caused generally minor damage throughout the season. In May, Ana moved ashore the coastline of South Carolina, becoming the earliest landfalling tropical storm on record in the United States and causing two fatalities. In June, the precursor to Tropical Storm Bill caused significant flooding across Central America before the cyclone made landfall in Texas; overall, eight people were killed. In July, Tropical Storm Claudette caused minor impacts along the East Coast of the United States and Newfoundland. In August, Hurricane Danny and Tropical Storm Erika affected the Lesser Antilles and Greater Antilles; the latter caused significant damage and killed 36 people. In August, Hurricane Fred prompted the first-ever issuance of a hurricane warning in Cape Verde. The following month, Hurricane Joaquin – one of the most intense cyclones to affect the Bahamas in recorded history – caused widespread and significant damage to the island country while contributing to historic flooding across the Southeastern United States. In November, Kate impacted the Bahamas; its remnants caused minor damage across the United Kingdom.