Wilma
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Wilma was a catastrophic 2005 Atlantic hurricane that became one of the most intense on record, causing widespread destruction in the Caribbean and the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Wilma | 0 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2005 Atlantic hurricane season storm
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Atlantic hurricane ⓘ Category 5 Atlantic hurricane ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Bahamas
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Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Cayman Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageCategory | catastrophic ⓘ |
| damageCost |
$29 billion
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29000000000 USD ⓘ |
| developedFrom | tropical depression in the western Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 2005-10-27 ⓘ |
| extratropicalRemnantsAffected |
Atlantic Canada
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Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extratropicalTransitionDate | 2005-10-26 ⓘ |
| fatalities | 87 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesRange | around 80 to 90 ⓘ |
| formedOn | 2005-10-15 ⓘ |
| impactedCountry |
Cuba
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactedUSState |
Florida
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Louisiana (indirectly) ⓘ |
| landfallCountry |
Cuba
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landfallRegion |
Cozumel, Mexico
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Quintana Roo, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeUSLandfallNear | Cape Romano, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure |
26.05 inHg
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882 mbar ⓘ |
| name | Wilma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRetiredBy | World Meteorological Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRetiredFor | high death toll and extensive damage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extremely small pinhole eye at peak intensity
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rapid intensification in the western Caribbean ⓘ widespread destruction in the Caribbean and the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | 2005 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| peak1MinuteSustainedWinds |
185 mph
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295 km/h ⓘ |
| peakCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| reachedCategory5On | 2005-10-19 ⓘ |
| record |
lowest central pressure ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane
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most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin ⓘ |
| replacementName | Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredName | Wilma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonActivityContext | one of the most active and destructive Atlantic hurricane seasons on record ⓘ |
| stormType | Cape Verde-type hurricane (late-season Caribbean development) ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | extratropical cyclone ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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