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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. [16] Wilma was blamed for 30 deaths in Florida, [2] of whom five were killed directly by the hurricane's impacts. [1]
At its peak, Hurricane Wilma's eye contracted to a record minimum diameter of 2.3 mi (3.7 km). In the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Wilma was the twenty-second storm, thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, [nb 1] fourth Category 5 hurricane, and the second costliest in Mexican history. Its origins came from a tropical ...
October 24 – Hurricane Wilma made landfall near Cape Romano as a major hurricane, with sustained hurricane-force winds recorded across the Miami area. Wind gusts reached 135 mph (215 km/h) on Marco Island. The strong winds left widespread wind damage, with fallen trees and power lines, damaged roofs, and lost crops.
This was the lowest recorded pressure in a North Atlantic hurricane until Hurricane Wilma surpassed it in 2005. [50] In addition, Hurricane Allen was the most intense tropical cyclone during the decade by wind speed, with maximum 1–minute sustained winds of 190 mph (305 km/h).
People help each other wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Eta in Jerusalen, Honduras, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. ... Tropical Storm Wilfred from 2020 and Hurricane Wilma of 2005.
Live updates: Powerful Hurricane Milton hits Category 5 status on path to Florida 'I feel so guilty' Shirley and Nausica worked together at Odyssey School in Asheville. Nausica teaches art and ...
Damage and debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Fla, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, the day after the storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of the state.
The number of $1 billion Atlantic hurricanes almost doubled from the 1980s to the 2010s, and inflation-adjusted costs have increased more than elevenfold. [1] The increases have been attributed to climate change, more people moving to coastal areas, [1] and the dramatic increase in construction costs since 1980.