It’s sometimes difficult to convince people to evacuate when a hurricane is approaching, especially if they’ve never experienced the frightening winds and rain, and the destruction that’s left behind.
Key Biscayne Fire Chief Joe Fernandez remembers Hurricane Andrew in 1992 all too well, with its 165 mph winds and nearly 17 feet of storm tides, something he’d surely like to forget.
“That was the year’s first named storm (striking Miami-Dade County on Aug. 24) … It just takes one to come to you,” he said…