Hurricane Wilma (2005)

Wilma began as a tropical depression that formed in the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica on October 15, moved west and intensified into a tropical storm two days later before turning abruptly south. It became a hurricane on October 18 and then intensified explosively, going from Category 1 to Category 5 with winds of 185 mph in 24 hours. Measured by barometric pressure it was the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Atlantic basin. Landfalls followed in Mexico, Cuba and the United States, the last at Cape Romano, Florida, with 190 km/h winds.

Formed (UTC)

2005-10-15

Dissipated (UTC)

2005-10-26

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

160

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2005289N18282

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 5, yucatan, cuba, florida, rapid intensification, barometric pressure

Coordinates: 30.645052050256183, -75.30960073634216

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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