Hurricane Wilma

Hurricane Wilma was a storm in the Atlantic that became a category five hurricane.  This hurricane at its peak reached 882mb of pressure and wind speeds of 175mph in the Caribbean Sea, and making land fall on the Yucatan Peninsula.  However the storm was able to recover and make landfall in Florida as a category three storm.

This storm began as a tropical depression over the Western Caribbean in October due to a area of persistent low pressure.  It was relatively weak until a burst of convection gave it enough energy to become a tropical storm.  The storm formed on the 15th of October and became a category one storm on the 18th as it moved westward.  Hours later the storm became a category four storm.This hurricane was so far west but still made it to Florida as a category three on the 24th of October.  This storm intensified over Florida with its eye and wind speeds in tact.  It began to weaken as it moved up the northeast coast.  This hurricane made it's way all the way up just south of Nova Scotia on October 25th where it became a extratropical storm.

Hurricane Wilma at its Peak

As Wilma hit Florida

This storm is amazing, the time frame of its formation traveling from Mexico up the Yucatan Peninsula and hitting Florida.  This terrorizing storm was one that did not want to leave.  This storm caused 68 inches of rain in 42 hours in Cancun, Mexico alone.  Havana Cuba was submerged under six feet of water, and parts of the Florida Keys were swallowed hole.

Rainfall as it hit Mexico