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NHC AL252005 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Wilma (2005)

October 15, 2005 – October 26, 2005

Hurricane Wilma peaked at Category 5 with 184 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 97 US cities, 97 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 5

184 mph

Cities within 75 mi
97
At hurricane strength
97

when closest

States
1

Cities Wilma passed near, strongest first

Florida (97)

and 37 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.