### Southeast SFP Update ###
Wilma: Official Reported Winds (MPH)
10.24.05-19:00
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Key Biscayne - 123 (1)
Hollywood - 116
South Miami - 115
Miramar - 105
Weston - 104
West Miami-Dade (NHC) - 104
Lake Okeechobee - 102
Deerfield Beach - 102
Palm Beach - 101
Fort Lauderdale - 95
Others Unofficial Reports:
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Pompano Beach - 118
Hallandale Beach - 113.
Dania Beach - 108
Fort Lauderdale Courthouse - 105
Davie (Miami Dolphins Training Camp) - 100
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Florida Keys: (2)
NHC - 125
Cudjoe Key - 120
Sombrero Key - 101
Long Key - 74
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~ Very Extensive Damage in Some Southeast SFP areas, especially Broward County and parts of Miami-Dade County, Key Biscayne.
(1) I didn't want top honors here. I was afraid of this because of Wilma's approach path, and its effects off the Bay, ugg. My property is on the west side directly facing the Bay/Miami. I haven't been able to get a hold of anyone to check out my home. Probably going to take a day or two. Coast Guard will have a detailed area sweep video tomorrow. See what it shows. Not going to worry about it, life's too short as it is. Beside, I've got more important things to worry about, like seeing the Houston Astro's play Tues/Wed night, lol. (Basic mental diversion)
(2) Very Extensive Damage in the Florida Keys. Key West International Airport, the city's only airport, suffered severe damage, with at least five feet of storm surge near the entrance and as many as three feet of water on the runway. A building that housed Cape Air was destroyed, according to airport director Peter Horton. The airport's tower was damaged, as were 100 cars in the airport's parking lot. A building that housed Cape Air was destroyed, according to airport director Peter Horton. The airport's tower was damaged, as were 100 cars in the airport's parking lot. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy said the runway at Naval Air Station Key West's Boca Chica facility is under water and workers are assessing the damage. Storm surge severed U.S. 1 around Mile Markers 31, 73 and 110. Dave McGinnis, meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Key West said, it's probably the strongest storm to hit this island in 50 years Wilma's eye passed only 20 miles north of Key West through the Dry Tortugas. Wind gauges there recorded sustained winds of 125 mph and gusts up to 134 mph at 1:45 a.m. Then the gauge broke.
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October 24, 2005
Outage Numbers by County as of 8pm (10/24)
Counties Out Restored Affected
Brevard 44,400 35,100 79,500
Broward 862,800 - 862,800
Charlotte 3,100 5,400 8,500
Collier 148,200 21,400 169,600
DeSoto 1,200 3,700 4,900
Flagler - 200 200
Glades 3,000 400 3,400
Hendry 8,500 - 8,500
Highlands 400 - 400
Indian River 41,500 100 41,600
Lee 188,000 6,900 194,900
Manatee 4,800 9,800 14,600
Martin 83,700 900 84,600
Miami-Dade 954,400 2,100 956,500
Okeechobee 15,900 - 15,900
Palm Beach 653,700 9,800 663,500
Putnam - 100 100
Sarasota 6,100 12,500 18,600
Seminole - 1,100 1,100
St. Lucie 102,000 900 102,900
Volusia 3,600 5,700 9,300
TOTAL 3,125,300 116,100 3,241,400
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/photos/12971969.htm
Found some photo essays on the Miami Herald.
Enjoy your baseball. You deserve the respite. :o)
Hurricane Wilma: By the numbers
By Daily News
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
A look at how Hurricane Wilma has affected and will affect our daily lives.
Top Wind Speeds
Naples Airport 121 mph
Everglades City 97 mph
Collier Emergency Operations Center 125 mph
Southwest Florida International Airport 75 mph
Page Field in Fort Myers 68 mph
Bonita Springs 80 mph
Fort Myers Beach 100 mph
Port Charlotte 61 mph
Arcadia 59 mph
WINK-TV in Fort Myers 71 mph
Bellasera Hotel in Naples 86 mph
Cape Coral Elementary 80 mph
http://stormedition.naplesnews.com/news/2005/oct/25/wilma_numbers/
Additional news concerning SW Florida at:
http://stormedition.naplesnews.com/