Hurricane Wilma was an extremely intense and destructive Atlantic hurricane which was the most intense storm of its kind and the second-most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Western Hemisphere, after Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
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Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which included three of the ten most intense Atlantic hurricanes ever in terms of barometric pressure, Wilma was the twenty-second storm, thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, fourth Category 5 hurricane, and the second-most destructive hurricane of the 2005 season.
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Also, after Wilma, no hurricane struck the state of Florida until Hurricane Hermine did so nearly 11 years later in 2016, and no major hurricane struck Florida until nearly 12 years later when Hurricane Irma made landfall in early September 2017.
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About six hours later, Hurricane Wilma made a second landfall on the Mexican mainland near Puerto Morelos.
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Hurricane Wilma weakened over land, but re-intensified once it reached the Gulf of Mexico.
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Hurricane Wilma accelerated to the northeast, steered by a powerful trough.
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Hurricane Wilma rapidly crossed the state and weakened, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Jupiter, Florida.
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At the hurricane's peak intensity, the Hurricane Hunters estimated the eye of Wilma contracted to a record minimum diameter of 2.
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Hurricane Wilma remained the only W-named storm until Tropical Storm Wilfred in 2020, later followed by Tropical Storm Wanda in the next season.
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Less than a week after Hurricane Wilma formed, Tropical Storm Alpha struck Hispaniola and caused additional deadly floods in Haiti.
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Across the Yucatan peninsula, Hurricane Wilma dropped torrential rainfall, inundated coastlines with a significant storm surge, and produced an extended period of strong winds.
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Across Mexico, Hurricane Wilma killed eight people – seven in Quintana Roo, and one in Yucatan.
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Hurricane Wilma inflicted a multi-billion dollar disaster in the Miami metropolitan area, including $2.
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Rainfall from Hurricane Wilma extended up the east coast of the United States from Florida to Virginia.
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Citrus canker spread rapidly throughout southern Florida following Hurricane Wilma, creating further hardships on an already stressed citrus economy due to damage from Wilma and previous years' hurricanes.
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