Hurricane (Typhoon) — Monroe/Upper Keys, Florida
October 23, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The center of Hurricane Wilma moved northeast from the vicinity of Dry Tortugas northeast through 65 miles northwest of Key West during the night of October 23 to 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma resulted in at least 2 injuries and at least $33 million in damages to Monroe County. Over the Upperr Keys from Craig Key to Ocean Reef, maximum winds were measured at 65 knots with gusts to 79 knots. At Molasses Reef C-MAN station. Overall...average winds across the inhabited Lower Keys were estimated at 70 to 80 mph with gusts up to 90 mph with general Category 1 Saffir Simpson Damage noted. Rainfall across the Lower Keys was fairly light but typical for a fast-moving hurricane, 1.50 inches measured at Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo.Wilma primarly produced one storm tide along the bayside of the
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.