Hurricane Wilma

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Hurricane Wilma was a record-breaking Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005, known for having the lowest central pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic basin and causing widespread destruction in the Caribbean and parts of the United States.

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Label Occurrences
Hurricane Wilma canonical 4
Hurricane Wilma (2005) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic hurricane
Category 5 hurricane
tropical cyclone
affectedRegion Bahamas
Caribbean
Central America
Cuba
Florida
Yucatán Peninsula
basin Atlantic Ocean
basinRecord strongest Atlantic hurricane by central pressure
caused severe wind damage
storm surge
widespread flooding
classificationAtFloridaLandfall Category 3 hurricane
comparedWith Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Rita
damageCost about 29 billion USD
damageCostAdjusted over 30 billion USD
dissipatedOn 2005-10-27
era early 21st century
eyeDiameterAtPeak about 3 km
fatalities at least 62
over 60
formedFrom tropical depression in the western Caribbean
formedOn 2005-10-15
impactedCountry Bahamas
Cuba
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
United States
impactedUSState Florida
Louisiana (indirectly)
Mississippi (indirectly)
landfallLocation Cape Romano, Florida, United States
Cozumel, Mexico
linked to: Cozumel

Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
lowestCentralPressure 26.05 inHg
882 mbar
nameRetiredBy World Meteorological Organization
nameRetiredFor extreme damage and loss of life
notableFor rapid intensification
very small eye at peak intensity
origin Caribbean Sea
partOf 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
peak1MinuteSustainedWinds 185 mph
295 km/h
peakCategory Category 5
reachedCategory5On 2005-10-19
record lowest central pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic basin
replacementName Whitney
retiredName Wilma
season 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
track Caribbean Sea to Yucatán Peninsula to Gulf of Mexico to Florida to Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Yucatán Channel
yearOfOccurrence 2005

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Stiltsville significantEvent Hurricane Wilma (2005)
linked to: Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Gilbert laterSurpassedBy Hurricane Wilma