Hurricane Wilma
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Category 5 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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Hurricane Wilma at its strongest intensity southeast of the Yucatán Peninsula on October 19, 2005 |
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Formed | October 15, 2005 | |
Dissipated | October 25, 2005 | |
Highest winds |
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Lowest pressure | 882 mbar (hPa; 26.06 inHg) (Record low in Atlantic) |
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Deaths | 23 direct, 40 indirect | |
Damage | $28.9 billion (2005 USD) $29.9 billion (2006 USD) |
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Areas affected |
Jamaica, Haiti, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Florida, Bahamas, Canada | |
Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Wilma was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. It destroyed parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Florida during October in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Wilma broke several records for both strength and seasonal activity. Wilma was only the third Category 5 ever to develop in the month of October and with the formation of Hurricane Wilma, the 2005 season became the most active on record, exceeding the 21 storms of the 1933 season. Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking season.