![]() ![]() Lower pressure translates into higher wind speed. Wilma’s confirmed pressure readings early today dropped to 882 millibars, the lowest minimum pressure ever measured in a hurricane in the Americas, but it later lost power and rose to 900 millibars, according to the hurricane center. ![]() EDT, Wilma was centered about 285 miles southeast of Mexico’s Cozumel island and about 465 miles south-southwest of Key West. Wilma was on a curving course that would carry it through the narrow channel between Cuba and Mexico on Friday, possibly within a few miles of Cancun and Cozumel.Īt 5 p.m. Heavy rain from Wilma’s outer bands also forced evacuations in Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti – even as much of Central America and southern Mexico was still recovering from Hurricane Stan, which left more than 1,500 people dead or missing. “People should take this hurricane very seriously.” Tourists packed Cancun’s airport in hopes of catching flights out and MTV postponed its Video Music Awards Latin America ceremony, originally scheduled for Thursday at a seaside park south of the resort town. ![]() “We are closely monitoring what is an extremely dangerous storm,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. The White House, stung by criticism that it had not responded quickly enough to Katrina, promised to stay on top of the situation. If Wilma, you know, comes into the U.S., to the Florida coast as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, that potential for large loss of life is with us,” said hurricane center director Max Mayfield. “We had well over 1,000 lives lost in Katrina. Officials ordered tourists out of the Florida Keys. The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned that Wilma would be a “significant threat” to Florida by the weekend in a season that has already seen devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. San Pedro Sula, Honduras – The fringes of Hurricane Wilma lashed Caribbean nations today, forcing schools to close and thousands to evacuate as it churned toward Mexico’s Cancun resort and Florida after killing at least 12 people and becoming the most intense storm ever to form in the Atlantic. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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