Hurricane Wilma makes landfall on Florida coast
Posted on: Monday, 24 October 2005, 05:51 CDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Wilma made landfall on Florida's southwest Gulf Coast on Monday as a powerful Category 3 storm capable of causing structural damage to buildings, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Wilma, once the most powerful hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic, had winds of 125 mph (200 kph) when it came ashore around Cape Romano, near the city of Naples, the center said.
Source: REUTERS
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