Monday, October 24, 2005

US - Hurricane Wilma makes landfall


Hurricane Wilma’s outer edge made landfall as a category 3 at 05:45 ET [09:45 GMT] with wind speeds in excess of 194 km/h and gusts of 241 km/h. It is moving north-east at 31 km/h bringing with it large risks of storm surges and flooding. Up to 30 cm of rain is expected. Meanwhile tropical storm Alpha is weakening in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of the Dominican Republic.
[10:26 GMT 24/10/2005] Posted by Picasa

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