Posted on 10/24/2005 2:18:01 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Category Three Major Hurricane Wilma is barreling toward the Southwest Florida coastline. The storm is packing wind speeds of 125mph, moving NW at 20mph, with an enormous eye 65 miles in diameter. Landfall is anticipated shortly in Collier County between 6:00 and 7:00AM ET.
Storm surge flooding of 9 feet to 17 feet is possible along the coast near and to the south of where Wilma makes landfall. Storm surge of 5 to 8 feet is predicted for the Keys. The storm has spawned tornados throughout the Florida peninsula since yesterday evening.
The following links are self-updating:
Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 0500, 0800, 1100 etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 0500, 1100, 1700, 2300 ET
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Wilma Forecast Track Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data SE Florida
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Florida
Florida Department of Emergency Management
Images:
Storm Floater IR Loop
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Florida Radar/Sat Loop Caution: Broadband users only
Extra Large Miami Radar Broadband only
Extra Large Key West Radar Broadband only
Miami Long Range Radar Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Loop
Miami Radar Still Image w/watches warnings
Melbourne Radar Still Image w/watches warnings
Key West Radar Still Image w/watches warnings
Tampa Bay Radar Still image w/watches warnings
Streaming Video:
WBBH-TV/WZVN-TV Ft. Myers (WMP): http://waterbc.wm.llnwd.net/waterbc_netvideo
WESH-TV/DT Orlando/Daytona Beach (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:24028.ram
WFTV-TV/DT Orlando (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:20361.ram
WKMG-TV/DT Orlando (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:23942.ram
WPBF-TV/DT West Palm Beach (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:24035.ram
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMP): http://216.242.118.140/windowsmedia/asx/wsvn_broadband.asx
WTVJ-TV/DT Miami: http://nbc6.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=381015
WPLG-TV/DT Miami (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/8660/live/reflector:23941.ram
WFOR-TV/DT Miami (WMP): http://wfor.dayport.com/viewer/content/special.php?Art_ID=612&Format_ID=2&BitRate_ID=8&Contract_ID=2&Obj_ID={obj_id}
WTSP-TV/DT St. Petersburg/Tampa (WMP): mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_sep252004_1915_64623
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
Additional Resources:
Pet Friendly Florida Shelter Info
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
CrownWeather.com
| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Previous Threads:
Hurricane Wilma Live Thread, Part III
Hurricane Wilma Part II
Hurricane Wilma Live Thread
Tropical Storm Wilma
Tropical Depression #24
maybe Miami radar is just dark at noaa.gov
Have you another link?
Has that ever happened?
Yeah, NEXRADs have been destroyed in the past...
Now you see the dangers of MSM... could you tell there was still a war going on all week? Or that our favorite person will be chaining herself to a fence at the White House? (well you could do without that one). Did you practically see mugshots of Rove and Libby on TV yet?
http://stormedition.naplesnews.com/blogs/live_from_germain/2005/oct/24/wilma_makes_landfall/
(Updated at 8:11 a.m. Monday)
Live from Germain Arena
Wilma makes landfall 22 miles south of Naples
By Andy Kent
OCTOBER 24, 2005
Hurricane Wilma made landfall this morning in south Collier County as a Category 3 storm, knocking out power and ending a weeklong journey through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
The storm made landfall at about 6:30 a.m. near Cape Romano, which is 22 miles south of Naples.
Early reports as Hurricane Wilma continued to hit Collier County suggested the northern and eastern parts of the county will survive with minimal storm surge.
Collier Emergency Management Director Dan Summers said reports he has received so far indicate that North Naples, the City of Naples and East Naples have received almost no storm surge.
Marco Island has received storm surge. Summers said a portion of Collier Boulevard on the southern part of Marco Island is under 1 to 2 feet of water. The storm also knocked out power on the island.
The biggest question mark is now Everglades City, which took the brunt of the storm. Summers this morning said he hadn't received reports from the city and the southern part of Collier County is his biggest concern regarding storm surge.
As Summers spoke, the Collier Emergency Operations Center remained in lockdown with the doors shut and storm shutters locked. Rain could be heard hitting the windows outside.
It just occurred to me to wonder why my TV antenna is still standing. It was pretty bent and mangled by Charley, and I just kind of bent what was left back into place.
I've got folks in Baco Raton, Tampa and Orlando.
Praying for all of them all at once.
Tornados - STAY AWAY!!
Okay, but if I eat the Whoppers, I have to go take another Pepcid AC...
don't want that ulcer to start bleeding again with the chocolate...
Nothing public and free unfortunately.
Guy from Fox is there live now.
Wait a minute...3/4 malteds gone and you still have Reese's?... you're stressed for sure; Next you'll tell me you ate the dark chocolate Hershey's first and left the Kit Kat's...we'll have to come and take you away.
As far as I'm concerned about the only news of importance I seemed to have missed is this hurricane.
Noticed on WeatherUnderground that two of the models have Alpha heading towards FLA. One has it striking the northenmost keys.
Looking.
Meanwhile, I made the mistake of channel surfing to FNC. Steve Wooooooooah Harrigan is back to covering hurricanes. A gust of wind just blew him off camera. Large piece of roof just blew past him.
Thanks for the Thread!
Okay, but if I eat the Whoppers, I have to go take another Pepcid AC...
don't want that ulcer to start bleeding again with the chocolate...
Okay, 1 glass of milk, 1 maximum strength Pepcid AC, 2 extra strength Tylenol, and one little bag of Whoppers...
There it is, the eastward jog.
Between 0700 and 0800 (EDT), Wilma's official position moved 24.9 miles on a bearing of 93.6 degrees magnetic, due east for all intents and purposes.
I imagine that later on, the 0700 (EDT) position will also be adjusted eastward. When a storm comes ashore the NHC has, in the past, switched from aircraft reports to radar analysis for position indicating. With an eye as ragged as Wilma's at landfall, some early confusion is expected.
Heads up, east coasters, that may move the exit point south.
See you all in three or four hours.
Ignore them completely; it's an artifact of the storm being annihilated and absorbed by Wilma, which will occur very shortly.
Steve Harrigan on Fox news reporting in Everglades City getting blown around in a live shot. Almost got nailed by a piece of roofing blowing past him.
1/2 hour ago he was reporting from the same position and the sky was blue and calm.
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