Hurricane Wilma In S FL (Oct 24, 2005)

Video from the interception of hurricane "Wilma" in southern Florida from near Naples and Everglades City, then eastward into the Broward and Palm Beach areas on the East Coast of South Florida. Wilma made landfall early on October 24, 2005 in SW Florida after a devastating rampage over Mexico's Yucatan coast. Earlier, while in the Caribbean, it became the most intense hurricane in the Atlantic Basin in history with 190 MPH winds and a pressure of 882 MB! At landfall in Florida, Wilma was a fast-moving and very large hurricane with winds of at least 125 MPH (strong category 3). It crossed the state (probably sustained by the warm Everglades swamp) and re-emerged off the east coast at 105 MPH (only weakening slightly). Almost 30 billion dollars in damages and 39 deaths were caused by this storm. The video is a sampler taken from the "Hurricane Chasing 2005" DVD project. Please note that this video is solely for viewing. Please contact the chasers / parties involved for any licensing / usage. Sorry, original video had NO sound, the audio was fixed in this post.

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• Hurricane
• Chasing
• Wilma
• Everglades
• Florida
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• Cyclones
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[orryandhachi]

I lived down there during Wilma and I am still shell shocked. Lost everything. Headed north and didn't look back.