Hurricane (Typhoon) — Monroe/Lower 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 Lower Keys from 7 Mile Bridge through Key West, maximum winds were measured at 62 knots with gusts to 72 knots before instrumentation failed at the Key West International Airport. Peak wind gusts to 107 knots at Cudjoe Key and 116 knots and Dry Tortugas National Park were recorded by spotters and park personnel. Overall...average winds across the inhabited Lower Keys were estimated at 80 to 90 mph with gusts up to 110 mph with general Category 1 Saffir Simpson Damage noted. Rainfall across the Lower Keys wa
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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.