Per NBC Nightly News, nobody squealing about collapsed hotels, missing islands, or any kind of mass casualties (tourista or otherwise out of Cancun.
The video showed 2, maybe 3 feet of water in downtown Cancun, leading to a preliminary surge estimate close to the 7-11 feet predicted. Damage to buildings looked surprisingly light, one partial collapse of a large grass roofed building apparantly on a beach or waterfront, elsewhere largely cosmetic.
Still worried about 30 to 40 inches of rain over a widespread area and poorly constructed homes, but for now, no news is good news.
This is unbelievable
AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED
INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN NEAR LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST
At 7 PM CDT...0000z...the center of Hurricane Wilma was located near
latitude 21.6 north... longitude 87.0 west