For the remainder of the 24th, Andrew continued to move quickly west-northwestward with little change in strength. The newly installed Melbourne, FL WSR-88D captured Andrew's landfall and trek across South Florida.Īndrew weakened slightly to a category four while traversing South Florida for a few hours, eventually emerging over the Gulf of Mexico. The Miami, FL WSR-57 radar (located on the roof of the National Hurricane Center) was destroyed shortly after the last complete scan of Hurricane Andrew at landfall. The storm slammed Dade County, Florida (south of downtown Miami, near Homestead) around 5 AM EDT on August 24th with winds of 165 mph (145 knots ) and a minimum central pressure of 922 millibars (27.23 inches). Andrew weakened slightly to a category four hurricane while crossing the Bahamas, but re-intensified to a category five while crossing the Gulf Stream east of the Florida peninsula. The ridge held steady over the next couple of days, driving the small but very intense hurricane west. During this period, the central pressure dropped 72 millibars, allowing the storm to reach its maximum intensity of 175 mph (150 knots) with a minimum central pressure of 922 mb (27.23 inches). During the next 36 hours, Andrew explosively intensified from a category one to a category five hurricane by mid-day on the 23rd.
With the upper level ridge of high pressure firmly established across the Eastern United States and Western Atlantic, Andrew reached minimal hurricane intensity early on the 22nd and began to accelerate westward. Eventually, the upper low weakened and retreated north while a deep ridge of high pressure over the southeastern U.S. strengthened and turned the system back to the west. An upper low near Bermuda initially kept Tropical Storm Andrew from developing stronger as convection around the storm was sheared away from the low-level center. Andrew tracked west to northwest across the Atlantic around the south side of a ridge of high pressure. By August 16th, the wave was organized enough to be classified a tropical depression, and then a tropical storm on the 17th. He showcases his talent for flavor every Friday in his Big Recipe segment.Above: GOES 7 Visible Satellite Image of Hurricane Andrew south of Grand Isle, LA at 2231 UTC (5:31 PM CDT) on August 25, 1992.Īndrew's journey began as a tropical wave departing the West African coast on August 14th. In addition to firefighting, Don's public service includes Police, Fire, and EMS dispatching and national certification as a 911 call-taker/dispatcher.ĭon is also ABC11's resident food expert. He is a certified rescue technician & first responder. He was also a volunteer firefighter for 7 years in Pennsylvania. And the name has stuck ever since!ĭon's family comes first in his life. So whenever there was big weather in the forecast, "Big Weather" was on TV.
Second, during big weather events from tornadoes to flood warnings, Don was always on TV. First, he's 6'5" and one of the taller meteorologists on TV. He began his weather career over 20 years ago as a lead forecaster for KBIM-TV in Roswell, New Mexico.Īs for his moniker, "Big Weather," Don was given that nickname by a colleague for two reasons. Prior to that, Don worked for WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, and WTAJ-TV in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He holds the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society as well as a Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association.ĭon joined Eyewitness News from Chicago where he served as a meteorologist for WBBM-TV. Don "Big Weather" Schwenneker is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC11 Eyewitness News.
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