Natural hazards are harmful occurrences caused by extraneous forces from the natural elements of the physical environment. The forces that cause natural hazards can be geologic, hydrologic or atmospheric (Sherrow, 1998). These forces are very harmful to man and the entire physical environment. The fact that such natural forces are extraneous to man is what makes them hazardous. The frequency and severity of natural hazards are what affects the life and activities of man. It is important to note that manmade phenomena that are harmful to man and the physical environment cannot be referred to as a natural hazard (Sherrow, 1998). A natural phenomenon can only be referred to as a hazardous event if it affects man. This paper will discuss Hurricane Andrew as an example of a natural hazard. A hurricane is a severe tropical storm associated with strong inward winds that are generated by tropical depressions (Green, 2005). Hurricanes are common in low altitude areas where tropical depression can easily form over warm ocean water. The dangerous nature of hurricanes is attributed to their spontaneous generation. The strong hurricane winds move erratically in a very large zone of influence. It is estimated that hurricane winds move at a very high speed of 119km/hr (Green, 2005). The direct impact of hurricane winds on fixed structures is so big that no structure can be left standing. The wind carries with it some dangerous objects that contribute to the damage caused by hurricanes. Hurricanes are normally preceded and followed by a heavy rainfall whose magnitude depends on the hurricane speed and the moisture content in the air (Sherrow, 1998). The heavy rainfall causes floods that have very adverse effects on land. Hurricane floods can damage crops and even cause landslides depending on the impact of the hurricane. Hurricane Andrew occurred in 1992 and is still remembered as one of the most dangerous and costliest hurricanes to have hit the United States (Harper, 2009). There is no other hurricane that can be compared to Hurricane Andrew in terms of damage. The hurricane began on August 16 from the central Atlantic. The hurricane began with a tropical cyclone that had originated from a tropical wave and gradually developed into a relatively strong wind that was blowing over the Atlantic Ocean (Harper, 2009). The wind then developed into a very strong tropical storm by August 17 because of favorable conditions such as high moisture content in the air at that particular time. On August 23, the storm had already developed into a minimal hurricane as the upper environment of the tropical cyclone continued to improve (Harper, 2009). Hurricane Andrew intensified after the strong tropical winds had turned westward towards the Bahamas. In the Bahamas, Hurricane Andrew had developed into a Category 5. Hurricane Andrew weakened as it passed over the Bahamas and went back to Category 4 (Harper, 2009). After passing over the Bahamas, Hurricane Andrew proceeded to Elliot Key, Florida and Homestead in the form of a land fall on August 24 as a Category 5 (Harper, 2009). The Gulf of Mexico was the next destination of Hurricane Andrew after Homestead. After the Gulf of Mexico, Hurrican