Hurricane Wilma Plows Into Florida's Southwest Coast with 125 Mph Winds
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › October 24, 2005
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NAPLES, Fla. -- Hurricane Wilma plowed into southwest Florida early Monday with howling 125 mph winds and dashed across the state to the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, shattering windows, peeling away roofs and knocking out power to millions of people. At least one death in Florida was blamed on the storm.
The same storm that brought ruin over the weekend to resort towns along Mexico's Yucatan Coast came ashore in Florida as a strong Category 3 hurricane, but within hours had weakened into a Category 2 with winds of 105 mph.See the full content of this document
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Hurricane Wilma Plows Into Florida's Southwest Coast with 125 Mph Winds
As it made its away across the state, it flattened trees, tore off screens, broke water mains, littered the streets with signs and downed power lines, and turned debris into missiles.
"We have been huddled in the living room trying to stay away from the windows. It got pretty violent there for a while," said Eddie Kenny, 25, who was at his...See the full content of this document
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