Hurricane Wilma
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Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin and the second-most intense tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere, both based on barometric pressure, after Hurricane P
The island of Cozumel is shown through the eye of Hurricane Wilma in this composite image.
The eye of Wilma over Florida. Tropical Depression Alpha can be seen to the right.
Storm surge from Wilma on Key Haven, island suburb of Key West, Florida
Heavy façade damage to a building in Fort Lauderdale
Atlantic hurricane
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An Atlantic hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between June and November. These storms are continuously rotating around a low pressure center, which cau
Hurricane Wilma
…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, and fourth Category 5 hurricane, and was the second costliest hurricane in Mexican history, behind Hurricane Otis in 2023. Its…
Tracks of North Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1851 to 2025
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