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Hurricane Wilma

Oct 15, 2005 to Oct 26, 2005Peak 184 mph882 mb

Hurricane Wilma passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in FL. It was strongest near Collier County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 24, 2005.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Wilma · 2005

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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From space

Hurricane Wilma on October 23, 2005, about 15 hours before landfall in Collier County, FL.

Hurricane Wilma on October 23, 2005, about 15 hours before landfall in Collier County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Terra, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:10 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
184 mph, 160 kt
Lowest pressure
882 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
12
FL
Counties within 100 miles
21
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Collier County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 24, 2005
Landfalls recorded
3
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Collier CountyFL0.0Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Hendry CountyFL8.5Category 2Oct 24, 2005
Broward CountyFL11.8Category 2Oct 24, 2005
Martin CountyFL13.3Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Monroe CountyFL13.6Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Miami-Dade CountyFL17.2Category 2Oct 24, 2005
St. Lucie CountyFL21.6Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Lee CountyFL24.9Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Glades CountyFL26.8Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Okeechobee CountyFL33.7Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Indian River CountyFL40.8Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Highlands CountyFL50.1Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Charlotte CountyFL52.7Category 2Oct 24, 2005
Brevard CountyFL62.2Category 3Oct 24, 2005
DeSoto CountyFL67.3Category 2Oct 24, 2005
Osceola CountyFL69.1Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Polk CountyFL79.1Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Sarasota CountyFL80.1Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Hardee CountyFL81.6Category 3Oct 24, 2005
Manatee CountyFL91.1Category 3Oct 24, 2005

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.