Hurricane Wilma Live Thread, Part IV

NHC - NOAA ^ | 24 October 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[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

[samantha]

I love your area it is so high up and picturesque, and you are close enough to commute to Orlando or Disney. My elderly friend vacated her Mobile Home and is staying up in Mt Dora with a friend.

[cll]

I talked to my niece in Weston about 10 minutes ago. They have been without electricity sine 4:30AM. Phone service is down but was able to get them on their cell phones. It's blowing hard. The cats are antsy, to say the least.

[maggief]

Caller on WBTT 105.5 (Ft. Myers)

Calling from Old Naples, around 7th Ave S. and 10th ... 2-3' of water from storm surge.

[ThreePuttinDude]

Faithfull,

You might get more information from publiusF27, he lives in that area.

Hope all is OK

[publiusF27]

Yes, SR 74 ends at US 17 just a couple miles from me.

[ThreePuttinDude]

Hey Publius, what the heck is that new building on 17 North of Cleveland,

its huge....

[don-o]

AS always, thanks for the pings and running the thread. Have not posted much; don't have anything to say.

Hoping she speeds across Fla and sets out to sea

[NTegraT]

I am praying for all you folks in Florida. You were there for us during Rita and I hope you get relief soon.

[publiusF27]

I've had peak gusts of perhaps 70, still gusting up in the 50s at this time. The temperature is falling rapidly, and the worst is over here.

As noted earlier, a friend in PGI called and told me his pool screen cage failed. He said it blew around 80 over there at times. We're both just guessing, but have been through a few of these.

A partially completed structure would be vulnerable. Anything dried in and completed structurally would not be damaged by this storm very much, unless hit by flying debris.

My shed buildings stayed put, but some might not in this area.

[NautiNurse]

WPB reporting 100 mph wind gust

[publiusF27]

Up a few miles near Nocatee is the new Super Mega Lo Mart distribution center. It's just across the line in DeSoto County, causing the geezers here who see nothing but a train of Wal Mart trucks all day long to complain about wear and tear on our roads. Meanwhile, plenty of our county residents now have good jobs up there.

[dixie sass]

Matthew just called again. He is with friends on N. Roosevelt and said that the water is almost up to hip deep and getting deeper. Tried to get my brother the Sheriff on his cell and couldn't get him.

[Dane]

Fox showing a picture of Sloppy Joe's bar in Key West flooded with I would say between 1 to 2 feet of water.

[Leroy S. Mort]

Trace Gallagher on Fox is in West Palm and getting hit HARD by 100 mph winds. Looks pretty rough there. Fox says it's worse just south of there. Ft Myers doesn't look as bad now...power out..winds decreasing but some 70 mph gusts. Key West showing a guy rowing a boat in the street in front of Sloppy Joes.

[NautiNurse]

Thank you.

Just spoke with my mother in Stuart (Martin County). The eyewall is just about there. Electricity is out. Sustained winds exceeding hurricane strength now.

[U S Army EOD]

Well in that case, if you do hear something scratching at the door, don't let it in.

[ThreePuttinDude]

I have the out-laws in Sebring, and when we go to visit, we cut across 17 to Arcadia.
We've been watching that thing go up & I've made all kinds of guesses about what it was.

I was wrong on all of them......Thanks for the info

[VeniVidiVici]

Finally dragged my rearend out of bed. Very brief power outage a little while ago but I don't anticipate anything major happening up here.

Cold front made it through. Very, very weird to be watching a hurricane go by and it's cold outside.

[piperpilot]

GOOD NEWS!!!! Just got a call from my parents on Marco Island. They are safe and the house, built post-Andrew, seems to be in one piece. My folks said they spent the early morning hours hunkered down in a closet with the dog. They were quick to say that they would NEVER try to ride out a hurricane again, so I guess some good came of all this. Everyone, thanks so much for your prayers and concern. Now, it's time to focus on those whose status is unknown.

[mewzilla]

One of the FOX guys was saying a little while ago that they had a visit from a baby snake, not poisonous, in their hotel/motel room. They'd left their room door open to accomodate some cables and the little guy just slithered in. Don't know what they did with him, though.