20 years later, a look back at Hurricane Wilma’s path of destruction across South Florida

It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Wilma uprooted parts of South Florida. The record-breaking storm left a path of damage from Key West through Palm Beach County. 7’s Craig Stevens looks back at Wilma, 20 years after it made landfall.

Monday, October 24th. Hurricane Wilma struck Southwest Florida with 120 mile-per-hour winds.

The monster Category 3 storm covered most of Florida as it headed east toward Miami-Dade and Broward counties, hitting here as a strong Category 1, with some areas experiencing Category 2 force winds.

Woman: “It took our hurricane shutters right off the window.”

Wilma’s eyewall was between 55 and 65 miles wide. It covered all of South Florida.

The storm’s winds left a path of destruction from Miami to Fort Lauderdale.

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