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Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which included three of the ten most intense Atlantic hurricanes in terms of barometric pressure (along with #4 Rita and #7 Katrina), Wilma was the twenty-second storm, thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, fourth Category 5 hurricane, and the second-most destructive hurricane ...
- October 15, 2005
- $22.4 billion (2005 USD)
- 185 mph (295 km/h)
Wilma was the most intense hurricane in the Atlantic Basin in 2005, with a central pressure of 882 mb and sustained winds of 123 mph. It made landfall as a Category 3 storm on October 24th, 2005, and caused widespread damage across South Florida, especially in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
A combination of infrastructure damage, flooding, damage to sugar cane and citrus crops and other insured losses brought the total damage in Florida to over $20 billion, making Hurricane Wilma among the five costliest storms in United States history.
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Damage in Florida totaled $19 billion, making Wilma the third costliest hurricane in Florida history, behind Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. Wilma is also the ninth costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history. Wilma was blamed for 30 deaths in Florida, of whom five were killed directly by the hurricane's impacts.
- 30 total (5 direct)
- Florida
- 120 mph (195 km/h)
Learn about the formation, intensity, and track of Hurricane Wilma, the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record. See the rainfall maps and daily totals from this devastating storm that hit Florida and the Caribbean.
By 0600 UTC 19 October, Wilma’s winds had increased to near 150 kt (category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale). In the span of just 24 hours, Wilma had intensified from a 60-kt tropical storm to a 150-kt category 5 hurricane, an unprecedented event for an Atlantic tropical cyclone.
Meteorological history of Hurricane Wilma. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin on record in terms of minimum barometric pressure, with an atmospheric pressure of 882 millibars (26.0 inHg). Wilma's destructive journey began in the second week of October 2005.
