Wilma was a classic October hurricane which struck South Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on October 24th, 2005. Wilma developed from a tropical depression near Jamaica, a typical source region for October tropical cyclones, on the afternoon of October 15, 2005.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
Wilma was a classic October hurricane which struck South Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on October 24th, 2005. Wilma developed from a tropical depression near Jamaica, a typical source region for October tropical cyclones, on the afternoon of October 15, 2005. It became the 21st named storm of the season during the morning hours of October 17, 2005, which tied the record for the most named storms in one season originally set back in 1933. Wilma underwent a rapid intensification cycle which began on October 18th and ended in the early morning hours of October 19th, with a central pressure decrease of an incredible 88 mb in only 12 hours! The central pressure reached 882 mb, making Wilma the most intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin, a full 6 mb lower than Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. Wilma went on to make landfall on Cozumel Island just off the Yucatan Peninsula as a strong category 4 hurricane on Friday, October 21st, then drifted erratically over the Yucatan Peninsula through Saturday evening October 22nd. Wilma began to move off the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the night of the 22nd, then gradually accelerated northeast over the southern Gulf of Mexico toward South Florida as a strong mid and upper-level trough over the central United States moved south and forced a southwesterly steering flow. The hurricane made landfall as a category 3 storm shortly before 7 AM Monday, October 24th on the southwest Florida coast between Everglades City and Cape Romano with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and an estimated minimum central pressure of 950 mb. Wilma exhibited a very large 55 to 65 mile-wide eye while crossing the state, and the eye covered large portions of South Florida, including the eastern two-thirds of Collier County, extreme northwestern Miami-Dade County, the southern and eastern third of Hendry County, most of Broward County, and all of Palm Beach County. The eye also clipped the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. The eye wall, the part of the storm with the strongest winds, affected virtually all of South Florida. Around 10:30 AM, a South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) meteorological station located at the south end of Lake Okeechobee reported sustained winds of 103 mph. Sustained hurricane force winds (74 mph or greater) were observed over all areas except Hendry and Glades counties, and even those two counties measured hurricane force gusts. The highest recorded gusts were in the 100-120 mph range. An interesting and revealing aspect of Wilma was the wind field in the eye wall. The winds on the back (south/west) side of the eye wall were as strong, if not stronger, than those on the front (north/east) side. This goes against the common, but sometimes erroneous, belief that the strongest winds in a hurricane are always in the right-front quadrant of the storm. This occurred over much of South Florida, except for central and southern Miami-Dade County which barely missed the southwestern portion of the eye wall, and likely contributed to the heavier damage across Broward and Palm Beach counties compared to slightly lesser damage across much of Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Wilma moved rapidly northeast across the state, with an average forward speed of 25 mph. Wilma exited the east coast over northeastern Palm Beach County near Palm Beach Gardens around 11 AM Monday October 24th as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of around 105 mph. It traversed the southern peninsula in about 4 hours. Rainfall amounts across South Florida generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches across southern sections of the peninsula to 4 to 6 inches across western Collier county and around Lake Okeechobee, with a maximum amount of 7.31 inches in Clewiston. The maximum storm surge across the area was mostly south of Chokoloskee in Mainland Monroe county where a storm surge of 13 to 18 feet was forecast. Chokoloskee experienced a storm surge of around 7 feet, which caused extensive flooding. A storm surge of around 8 feet was estimated in Marco Island, with 4 feet in Everglades City. The southeast coast didn't escape the effects of the storm surge, with the tide gauge in Virginia Key reported a maximum surge of around 4 feet. Minor surge flooding was noted in Coconut Grove, Downtown Miami, and Northeast Miami. In Collier, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, the winds killed a total of 5 people. Total damage estimates from all the effects range from $9 to $12 billion. Extensive damage to crops was reported, with an estimated $222 million in crop damage for Miami-Dade County alone. Damage was widespread, with large trees and power lines down virtually everywhere, causing over 3 million customers to lose power. Structural damage was heaviest in Broward and Palm Beach counties where roof damage and downed or split power poles were noted in some areas. High-rise buildings suffered considerable damage, mainly in the form of broken windows. This was observed mainly along the southeast metro areas, but also in Naples, which underscores the higher wind speeds with height commonly observed in hurricanes. One confirmed tornado was observed in rural Collier County around 2:30 AM on the 24th, moving rapidly northwest from the intersection of U.S. 41 and State Road 29 to the town of Copeland three miles to the north. An F1 intensity was assigned to the tornado as it caused snapped power poles, uprooted large trees, and significantly damaged mobile homes. Small swaths of greater damage elsewhere in South Florida have not been attributed to tornadoes, but were instead likely caused by "mini-swirls", small vortices within the eye wall that have been observed in previous strong hurricanes such as Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 24, 3:55 AM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
455 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005
QUICK UPDATE...NHC HAS CORRETED THE WINDS OF WILMA TO 125 MPH
(STRONG CAT3) INSTEAD OF 120 MPH. REST OF THE FORECAST STILL LOOKS
GOOD AT THIS TIME.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WILMA HAS STRENGTHENED A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM
LATE YESTERDAY EVENING. HER WINDS HAVE INCREASE TO 120 MPH (CAT3) AS
OF 4 AM EDT FROM THE NHC CENTER. SHE IS STILL FORECAST BY THE NHC TO
MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING...THEN TRACK ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...AND THEN EXIT THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA BY NOON. FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ADVISORIES ON WILMA...PLEASE SEE THE STATEMENTS
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. FOR THE LOCAL AFFECTS OVER SOUTH
FLORIDA...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST LOCAL HURRICANE STATEMENT FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUT OF MIAMI.
THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH 837 IS
STILL IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL 11 AM EDT TODAY...AND THE
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EARLY AFTERNOON.
ONCE HURRICANE WILMA MOVES THROUGH THE CWA THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVER THE AREA
RUSHING THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA BY
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE DRY AND VERY COOL TO COLD AIR
TO WORK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FROM THE NORTH...AND REMAIN OVER THE CWA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
TEMPS TONIGHT SHOULD GET DOWN INTO MID TO UPPER 40S INTERIOR AREAS
TO UPPER 40S TO MID 50S COASTAL AREAS...AND INTO THE LOWER TO MID
40S INTERIOR TO THE MID 40S TO NEAR 50 COASTAL AREAS. THESE TEMPS
WILL APPROACH THE RECORD LOWS FOR THE CWA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
THE RECORD LOWS SITES: TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 55 - 1903 52 - 1929
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 47 - 1923 55 - 1900
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 53 - 1923 55 - 1903
NAPLES REGIONAL AIRPORT 51 - 1982 51 - 1882
THE WINDS WILL STILL BE BREEZY THIS EVENING OVER THE EAST
COASTAL AREAS AND 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR THE WIND CHILL VALUES TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S
INTERIOR TO MID TO UPPER 40S COASTAL AREAS FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY.
.EXTENDED FORECAST...
THE WINDS WILL THEN SWING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE THIS WEEK...AS
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH DOWN THE SUNSHINE STATE FROM
THE NORTH. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE CWA
LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND...AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE CWA THEN DRY WEATHER FOR LATE NEXT WEEKEND. SO PLAN ON
KEEPING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE CWA LATE THIS WEEK INTO
THIS WEEKEND...AND THEN REMOVE THE POPS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEKEND.
TEMPS LATE THIS WEEK INTO THIS WEEKEND SHOULD RETURN TO MORE
NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR OVER THE CWA...DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST WIND FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC WATERS. LOWS SHOULD BE IN
THE 60S OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS...AND MID 60S TO NEAR 70 FOR THE
COASTAL AREAS.
&&
.MARINE...THE WINDS WILL BE COMING DOWN THROUGH THE DAY FROM
HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO WINDY CONDITIONS BY THIS EVENING...AS
HURRICANE WILMA MOVES INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM FLORIDA. FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE WILMA...PLEASE REFER TO THE
NHC ADVISORIES.
THE WINDS TONIGHT REMAIN WINDY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM
THE NORTHWEST...AND THEN DECREASE TO BREEZY CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS BY WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH REST OF
THE WEEK FROM THE NORTH.
FOR SEAS TODAY FOR SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS...PLEASE SEE THE LOCAL
HURRICANE STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER OFFICE IN MIAMI
FLORIDA. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE SEAS WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET
IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS DUE TO THE NORTHERLY WIND FLOW. FOR THE
GULF WATERS...THE SEAS WILL BE BELOW 7 FEET.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...TEMPS WILL ONLY BE IN THE 70S FOR
TUESDAY...HOWEVER THE DEW POINTS WILL CRASH FROM THE 70S THIS
AFTERNOON TO THE 40S BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO GET CLOSE TO THE CRITICAL VALUES FOR
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY THE EAST COAST WERE THEY COULD LAST FOR
COUPLE OF HOURS. AT THIS TIME...PLAN NOT TO ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THE CWA FOR TUESDAY...BUT WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT THIS.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATE
THIS WEEK...AS THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SWING FROM FROM THE NORTH TO
NORTHEAST ALLOWING FOR SOME LOW LEVEL TROPICAL MOISTURE TO WORK
INTO THE CWA FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 80 51 72 48 / 100 0 0 0
FORT LAUDERDALE 81 53 74 50 / 100 0 0 0
MIAMI 82 55 74 52 / 100 0 0 0
NAPLES 80 53 73 49 / 100 0 0 0
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-
FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-
FLZ075.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-
FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-
FLZ075.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-
FLZ075.
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-
FLZ073-FLZ074-FLZ075.
AM...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR AMZ610-AMZ630-
AMZ650-AMZ651-AMZ670-AMZ671.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR
AMZ610-AMZ630-AMZ650-AMZ651-AMZ670-AMZ671.
GM...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GMZ656-GMZ657-
GMZ676.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR GMZ656-GMZ657-GMZ676.
&&
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1221 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLZ069-070-075-240515- EASTERN COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-WESTERN COLLIER- 1221 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...INITIAL BAND OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST... AT 1217 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAINBAND APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM CAPE SABLE TO MARCO ISLAND. THESE SQUALLS WILL CROSS COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR...INCLUDING THE NAPLES METRO AREA...MARCO...EVERGLADES CITY...AND CHOKOLOSKEE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES IS ALSO INCREASING AS THESE STRONGER RAINBAND REACH THE COAST. THESE TORNADOES COULD DEVELOP WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE TO THEIR PLACE OF SHELTER QUICKLY. NOW IS THE TIME TO GO INDOORS AND HUNKER DOWN IN ANTICIPATION OF THE WORSENING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. HANDEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 157 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 AMZ610-FLZ063-066-069-070-075-GMZ656-657-676-240800- LAKE OKEECHOBEE-GLADES-HENDRY-WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER- MAINLAND MONROE- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...LA BELLE... BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...FLAMINGO 157 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WINDS TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE STRENGTH ALONG SOUTHWEST COAST... AT 150 AM...WEATHER RADAR IS SHOWING THE EASTERN EYEWALL OF HURRICANE WILMA MOVING TOWARD THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS OFF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. OBSERVATIONS FROM KEY WEST INDICATE STRONG TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WINDS...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE STRENGTH ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING BAND. THROUGH 4 AM...STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL AFFECT RESIDENTS FROM MARCO ISLAND...CHOKOLOSKEE...EVERGLADES CITY AND NAPLES...AS WELL INLAND COMMUNITIES FROM IMMOKALEE TO LA BELLE. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM STENGTH...IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. TORNADOES ARE ALSO LIKELY AS THESE RAINBANDS MOVE ONSHORE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE MORNING AS HURRICANE WILMA MOVES ONSHORE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN THEIR PLACE OF SHELTER AND NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. AMZ630-650-651-670-671-FLZ067-068-071>074-240800- BISCAYNE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-PALM BEACH WESTERN- PALM BEACH EASTERN-WESTERN BROWARD-BROWARD METROPOLITAN- WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE GLADE...WEST PALM BEACH... MICCOSUKEE INDIAN RESERVATION...FORT LAUDERDALE...SHARK VALLEY... MIAMI 157 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVER SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... AT 150 AM...THE OUTER RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES...ENTERING INTO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE MORNING AS HURRICANE WILMA MOVES ONSHORE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN THEIR PLACE OF SHELTER AND NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 400 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLZ063-066-069-070-075-GMZ656-657-676-241000- GLADES-HENDRY-WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...LA BELLE... BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...FLAMINGO 400 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE WILMA MOVING CLOSER TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST... AT 4 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THE EASTERN EYEWALL OF HURRICANE WILMA MOVING THROUGH THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OFF OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE EYEWALL WILL BRING DESTRUCTIVE 120 MPH WINDS INTO THE COAST FROM CAPE SABLE TO NORTH OF NAPLES JUST BEFORE SUNRISE...BEFORE PUSHING INLAND. IN ADDITION TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT REMAINS OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS THE EYEWALL APPROACHES THE COAST. THE EYEWALL AND THE SPIRAL RAINBANDS WILL ALSO BRING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...WITH UP TO 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE IN PLACES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN THEIR PLACE OF SAFETY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS THE HURRICANE MOVES ACROSS THE PENINSULA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ067-068-071>074-241000- LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-PALM BEACH WESTERN- PALM BEACH EASTERN-WESTERN BROWARD-BROWARD METROPOLITAN- WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE GLADE...WEST PALM BEACH... MICCOSUKEE INDIAN RESERVATION...FORT LAUDERDALE...SHARK VALLEY... MIAMI 400 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...INCREASING TORNADO THREAT FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... AT 345 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SPIRAL RAINBANDS CONTINUING TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES OVER THE SEVERAL HOURS AS THE EYEWALL OF HURRICANE WILMA ADVANCES INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. SUDDEN...FAST MOVING TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PERIPHERAL RAINBANDS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE AREA. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO START OVER MIAMI-DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES...WITH 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN THEIR PLACE OF SAFETY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS THE HURRICANE MOVES ACROSS THE PENINSULA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Collier | 2005-10-24 | 85 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Dade | 2005-10-24 | 60 | Male | Boat | Direct |
| Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Dade | 2005-11-01 | 72 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Broward | 2005-10-24 | 55 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Palm Beach | 2005-10-24 | 82 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, October 2005The 2005 hurricane season
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5477626, 5477627, 5477625, 5477628.