Thanks for the clarification on Andrew. I seem to recall that Andrew intensified very rapidly within just a few hours and overnight just before making landfall. It was a very intense storm but as you said, very small in diameter and thankfully so.
It’s OK. I was in Andrew’s north eyewall south of Miami, so had a personal interest. My daughter is currently in Midtown Manhattan, so I have a personal interest in Sandy as well. For the moment, we’re out of communication with her, as there’s no power where she lives. Hopefully we’ll get a text from her today. I know her building is on high ground, so no worries about flooding. This won’t be new for her, she went through Andrew as a grade schooler.