One source said it hit South Dade at over 214 mph going rapidly up to 350 mph. It put a 200 foot gaping hole in a 400 foot tall smokestack at Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant. "When Turkey Point was built in the 1960s, its main structures were designed to withstand 235 mph winds. Hurricane Andrew was clocked at 164 mph at the plant. FPL officials don't know why the smokestack didn't hold up..." [Miami Herald, Sept. 5, 1992]
The Lili discussion Number 47 posted above and here indicated, "although Lili will start to weaken once it moves inland...the strong winds just a few hundred feet above the surface will not weaken as quickly as the surface winds...which means that high rise structures could experience sustained winds of at least one category higher than what is occurring at the surface."