It was responsible for over $29 billion in damage.
Hurricane Willa weakened slightly Monday evening off Mexico's Pacific Coast and is now a Category 4 storm, but remains "extremely dangerous" ahead of expected landfall Tuesday. It destroyed parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Florida during October in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It continued to strength, and at 1200 UTC on October 18, Wilma strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane while about 225 miles (360 km) south-southeast of Grand Cayman. Tropical Storm Wilma began to turn to the west-northwest on October 18, during which the storm developed a small, intermittent and ragged eye feature as well as a mid-level eye feature. 2010-09-18 21:36:53 2010-09-18 21:36:53 . At that time, Wilma was a powerful Category 4 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and had a minimum recorded central pressure of 930 millibars.
How was hurricane Wilma named?
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However, when Wilma shot from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane on the morning of October 19, it broke the all-time record for the lowest pressure ever measured in the Atlantic Basin. 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.
Tropical cyclones are given names when they reach tropical storm status (wind s 39-73 mph). Hurricane Wilma is threatening Cuba and Mexico and is expected to strengthen as it ploughs north through the Caribbean.
Wilma devastated parts of the Yucatan Peninsula and South Florida in October of 2005, striking both areas as a major hurricane. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of pressure in the Atlantic Ocean. The effects of Hurricane Wilma in Florida resulted in the storm becoming the third-costliest tropical cyclone in Florida history.
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 devastated parts of the Yucatan Peninsula and South Florida in October of 2005, striking both areas as a major hurricane. Though Hurricane Jeanne also hit as a Category 3 storm last year, Wilma was 5 mph stronger when it hit the west coast, and, because it ravaged Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, likely left more damage.
Hurricane Wilma was a Category 5 major hurricane that began on October 15, 2005 and ended on October 29, 2005. Wilma is the 12th hurricane of the season, a number reached only once before - in 1969 - since records began.