Wilma's Eye Over SFL 1 year ago.
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DanKellFla
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I finished up my preparations before the storm, changed into shorts and a T-shirt and waited for the storm to pass through. As soon as it was safe I went outside to start to clean-up. My first thought was, "WHAT? I am COLD?!?!?!" Then, I went inside and got a sweater. At least that part was easier. But Wilma caused more damage to my house than any other storm.
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Jim Cantore
Yeah, Wilma was no fun.
Since I spent the hurricace in Weston, FL (western Broward county), we got the edge of the eye, but like everyone says, the back was much worst.
What I find the more concerning about this experience is that when you talk to people in Ft Lauderdale and Miami, they talk about Wilma as if it had been the worst case senario. People in Miami usually say "Yeah, and that storm blew winds in Miami of 145 mph." Wilma was a cat 3-2 when it crossed the penninsula, and people in Miami and Dade county believe that they all received cat 3-2 winds.
Man... when my family in Miami was talking to me about they horrible experience with Hurricane Katrina, they were shocked when I told them that they probably only experienced tropical storm force winds.
If a Hurricane Charley type storm comes through the Dade-Broward line, I suspect many people will say "Oh, that would be like Wilma, if was bad but we survived." If we keep getting all of hurricanes that 'could have been bad if...', people become complaicent and will not heed the warning when the real storm comes.
Since I spent the hurricace in Weston, FL (western Broward county), we got the edge of the eye, but like everyone says, the back was much worst.
What I find the more concerning about this experience is that when you talk to people in Ft Lauderdale and Miami, they talk about Wilma as if it had been the worst case senario. People in Miami usually say "Yeah, and that storm blew winds in Miami of 145 mph." Wilma was a cat 3-2 when it crossed the penninsula, and people in Miami and Dade county believe that they all received cat 3-2 winds.
Man... when my family in Miami was talking to me about they horrible experience with Hurricane Katrina, they were shocked when I told them that they probably only experienced tropical storm force winds.
If a Hurricane Charley type storm comes through the Dade-Broward line, I suspect many people will say "Oh, that would be like Wilma, if was bad but we survived." If we keep getting all of hurricanes that 'could have been bad if...', people become complaicent and will not heed the warning when the real storm comes.
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Derek Ortt
Miami thinks they went through cat 2 conditions in Wilma
EL WRONGO!!!!!
Marginal to moderate cat 1, with moderate to strong TS winds in Katrina (except on the Rickenbacker where hurricane conditions did occur during Katrina)
Yes, as Hurricane Floyd said, Wilma would have been at least a 4 and probably a 5 had it not have lost its inner core. This means it could have still flattened the Yuctan, but had it moved offshore on Saturday instead of Sunday, much of SF would just now be removing about 1/4 of the debris
EL WRONGO!!!!!
Marginal to moderate cat 1, with moderate to strong TS winds in Katrina (except on the Rickenbacker where hurricane conditions did occur during Katrina)
Yes, as Hurricane Floyd said, Wilma would have been at least a 4 and probably a 5 had it not have lost its inner core. This means it could have still flattened the Yuctan, but had it moved offshore on Saturday instead of Sunday, much of SF would just now be removing about 1/4 of the debris
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DESTRUCTION5
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Derek Ortt wrote:Miami thinks they went through cat 2 conditions in Wilma
EL WRONGO!!!!!
Marginal to moderate cat 1, with moderate to strong TS winds in Katrina (except on the Rickenbacker where hurricane conditions did occur during Katrina)
Yes, as Hurricane Floyd said, Wilma would have been at least a 4 and probably a 5 had it not have lost its inner core. This means it could have still flattened the Yuctan, but had it moved offshore on Saturday instead of Sunday, much of SF would just now be removing about 1/4 of the debris
Those are some chilling thought's although im sure very accurate assumption...
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Jim Cantore
Records set by Hurricane Wilma
Most Intense Storm in the Atlantic Basin
Fastest Intensification from a Tropical Storm to a Category 5 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 2 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 3 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 4 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 5 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter of Any Hurricane
Most Rapid Intensification in a 24 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over a 24 hour period
Most Rapid Intensification in an 18 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over an 18 hour period
Most Rapid Intensification in a 12 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over a 12 hour period
Most Rapid Intensification in a 6 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over a 6 hour period
Fastest Average Intensification Recorded
Most Intense Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Basin
First Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Basin to record a minimum central pressure below 900 mb
Most Intense Hurricane in October
Greatest 24 Hour Rainfall Total in Mexico
Costliest Atlantic Hurricane in Mexico
Most Records set by an October Hurricane
Most Records set by One Single Tropical Cyclone (26)
Other notible stats
U.S Damage total: $20.6 Billion
Mexico Damage Total: $7.5 Billion
U.S Deaths: 5
Worldwide Deaths: 23
Comments: Wilma looked like a regular Florida bound October Hurricane... Until October 19th.
Most Intense Storm in the Atlantic Basin
Fastest Intensification from a Tropical Storm to a Category 5 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 2 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 3 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 4 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter for a Cat. 5 Hurricane
Smallest Eye Diameter of Any Hurricane
Most Rapid Intensification in a 24 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over a 24 hour period
Most Rapid Intensification in an 18 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over an 18 hour period
Most Rapid Intensification in a 12 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over a 12 hour period
Most Rapid Intensification in a 6 hour period
Greatest Average Intensification Per Hour over a 6 hour period
Fastest Average Intensification Recorded
Most Intense Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Basin
First Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Basin to record a minimum central pressure below 900 mb
Most Intense Hurricane in October
Greatest 24 Hour Rainfall Total in Mexico
Costliest Atlantic Hurricane in Mexico
Most Records set by an October Hurricane
Most Records set by One Single Tropical Cyclone (26)
Other notible stats
U.S Damage total: $20.6 Billion
Mexico Damage Total: $7.5 Billion
U.S Deaths: 5
Worldwide Deaths: 23
Comments: Wilma looked like a regular Florida bound October Hurricane... Until October 19th.
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