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Wilma accelerated to the northeast, steered by a powerful trough. After passing northwest of the Florida Keys, the hurricane struck southwestern Florida near Cape Romano on October 24 with winds of 120 mph (190 km/h). Wilma rapidly crossed the state and weakened, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Jupiter, Florida.
- October 15, 2005
- $22.4 billion (2005 USD)
- 185 mph (295 km/h)
Oct 24, 2005 · Wilma was a Category 3 hurricane that struck South Florida on October 24, 2005, with a record low central pressure of 882 mb. It caused extensive damage, flooding, and power outages across the region, especially in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
The effects of Hurricane Wilma in Florida resulted in the storm becoming one of the costliest tropical cyclones in Florida history. Wilma developed in the Caribbean Sea just southwest of Jamaica on October 15 from a large area of disturbed weather. After reaching tropical storm intensity on October 17 and then hurricane status on October 18 ...
- 30 total (5 direct)
- Florida
- 120 mph (195 km/h)
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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 the Caribbean and Florida.
Hurricane Wilma displayed the smallest eye on record when it reached peak intensity on 19 October: a diameter of only 3.2 km (2 mi). This tiny eye was replaced with a much larger eye, 64-97 km (40-60 mi) in diameter after the storm weakened to a Category 4 hurricane and underwent an eyewall replacement cycle on 20 October and the large eye was preserved for the rest of the storm’s existence.
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. A large area of disturbed weather developed across much of the Caribbean and gradually ...
Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Wilma 15-25 October 2005. Richard J. Pasch, Eric S. Blake, Hugh D. Cobb III, and David P. Roberts National Hurricane Center 12 January 2006. Updated 28 September 2006 for one additional fatality in Grand Bahama Island, a revised U.S. damage estimate, and storm surge and damage in Grand Bahama Island.
