Hurricane Ian’s Damages Are Forecast to Be Worse Than 1992’s Andrew

Hurricane Ian is forecast to wreak more financial havoc than its infamous predecessor Andrew did 30 years ago when it slams into Florida.

Damages from Ian are expected to range from $60 billion to $70 billion given the latest forecasts, according to Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler with Enki Research. That would make Ian the sixth-costliest US hurricane, below Ida’s $78.7 billion in 2021, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.