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MyPalmBeachPost
April 4, 2018
Orlove says there's proof FPL's efforts are working. After Irma, FPL restored 50 percent of customers affected within one day of the restoration process. In Hurricane Wilma, fewer customers were affected and it took five days to get to the same point of restoration. “We can't make the grid storm-proof,” OrloveÃÂ ...
Naples Daily News
April 3, 2018
Collier County will soon receive its first federal reimbursement for the tens of millions of dollars it spent clearing roads of debris following Hurricane Irma. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved sending $10.6 million to Collier County to help cover the cost of the first wave of debrisÃÂ ...
Miami's Community Newspapers
April 2, 2018
“This was evident during our restoration efforts after recent hurricanes, including Hurricane Irma, during which we responded quickly, considering the size and scope of the storm and compared to Hurricane Wilma. the last major storm to affect our service area,”he added. FPL's investments to the grid provedÃÂ ...
Naples Herald
April 1, 2018
FPL's $3 billion investment has already begun to make noticeable impacts in the surrounding area by speeding the restoration efforts. Following Hurricane Irma, about 95 percent of customers had their power restored within seven days as opposed to 15 days after the passing of Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
Miami New Times
March 23, 2018
After Irma, residents questioned how FPL had been spending its so-called storm-hardening money, which has totaled $3 billion since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. FPL says the billions went toward bringing the grid back faster after a storm instead of preventing the grid from getting knocked out. By the end ofÃÂ ...
wflx
March 23, 2018
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Following Hurricane Irma, many FPL customers had no power for days, even for a week and beyond. Florida Power and Light says the restoration was actually quicker than it was in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The reason: FPL said its smart grid technology and effortsÃÂ ...
Naples Daily News
October 24, 2017
Today is the 12 year anniversary of Hurricane Wilma making landfall in South Florida in 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane. This story was originally published on Oct. 24, 2015. —. Ten years ago on Oct. 24, Hurricane Wilma slammed into Southwest Florida with 125 mph winds. For Charles Bartlett and hisÃÂ ...
WTVY, Dothan
October 19, 2017
12 years since Hurricane Wilma shattered Atlantic Ocean record. By Sean Sporman |. Posted: Thu 3:51 AM, Oct 19, 2017 |. Updated: Thu 8:40 AM, Oct 19, 2017. Atlantic Ocean (WTVY) -- 12 years ago was when Hurricane Wilma broke the record for the most intense storm by air pressure in the Atlantic going all the wayÃÂ ...
Miami Herald
September 6, 2017
The memories of the stifled recovery from Florida's 2004-05 spate of hurricanes still haunt: gas stations with fuel but no power to pump it, high rises with people but no working elevators and neighborhoods that scrambled to recover for weeks without electricity. Florida's utility companies say they haveÃÂ ...
Naples Daily News
September 5, 2017
But in 1960, Hurricane Donna, a strong Category 3 hurricane, swept up the county's coast from Everglades City to Bonita Beach, causing substantial storm surge flooding along the entire coastline. In 2005, Hurricane Wilma, a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall just south of Marco Island, caused moreÃÂ ...
National Geographic
August 25, 2017
The hurricane, which is the most serious storm to make landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, combined rapid intensification with a deluge of rainfall that is expected to make it a catastrophic event for Texas. Harvey's eye came ashore late Friday near Rockport, Texas, about 35 miles northeastÃÂ ...
WPTV.com
December 31, 1999
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Following Hurricane Irma, many FPL customers had no power for days, even for a week and beyond. Florida Power and Light says the restoration was actually quicker than it was in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The reason: FPL said its smart grid technology and effortsÃÂ ...
Southeast AgNet
December 31, 1999
In 2005, for example, Hurricane Wilma caused extensive damage to southeastern Florida. Since then, many trees have sustained major damage from the Asian subterranean termites, Chouvenc said. As Irma struck Florida in September 2017, the center of the storm spared Broward County, and most oakÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
December 3, 2017
But the commission, which came down hard on FPL after rotted poles were discovered after Hurricane Wilma in 2005, has done little to follow up. One reason is that the commission signed off on a 2016 settlement with FPL on its base rate request, as it has in two previous rate cases. No review of FPL's grid ...
Naples Daily News
December 2, 2017
After Hurricane Wilma in 2005, the state Legislature enacted broad emergency powers for association boards to use after hurricanes to address these types of issues. For condominium associations, it is Section 718.1256, Florida Statutes; and for homeowners associations, it is Section 720.316, Florida ...
The Weather Network
November 20, 2017
IConcrete power pole collapsed in the wake of Hurricane Wilma in Boca Raton, Florida; taken by Daniel R. Tobias on October 25, 2005. Source: CC/Wikipedia ...
Sun Sentinel
November 17, 2017
Macy's closed in 2005, damaged by Hurricane Wilma. The rest of the mall closed in 2007. Now, Plantation Walk is one of the Plantation's most ...
The Weather Channel
November 12, 2017
The most recent major hurricane landfall prior to Harvey was in 2005 when Hurricane Wilma made landfall in southwest Florida. Just when we ...
NBC 6 South Florida
November 11, 2017
“Went through the last hurricane, Hurricane Wilma, on the mooring there,” said Rodgers. But Irma wasn't as friendly. “Our first thought was ...
Law.com
October 31, 2017
Unlike Hurricane Wilma in 2005, it did not leave a sea of blue tarps in its wake. Nonetheless, many homeowners sustained water damage and ...
WLRN
October 27, 2017
That was edging dangerously close to the record of 18.5 after Hurricane Wilma. The rise forced the Army Corps of Engineers to monitor the ...
WPTV.com
October 26, 2017
Power was restored in 18 days after Hurricane Wilma in 2005 and 10 days after Hurricane Irma, despite one million more meters being out from ...
Sun Sentinel
October 24, 2017
That's what Hurricane Wilma did in 2005 — exactly 12 years ago Tuesday. And now, forecasters are saying there's a 50 percent chance a ...
MyPalmBeachPost (blog)
October 24, 2017
October is known to stir up powerful storms for Florida, such as 2005's Hurricane Wilma. But forecasters are not predicting a Hurricane Wilma ...
Naples Daily News
October 24, 2017
Southwest Florida still recovering from Hurricane Wilma's wrath .... Today is the 12 year anniversary of Hurricane Wilma making landfall in ...
MyPalmBeachPost (blog)
October 23, 2017
In 2005, for a brief moment in the climatological eons of Earth, the atmosphere in the western Caribbean Sea aligned to build from water and ...
MyPalmBeachPost (blog)
October 23, 2017
Hurricane Wilma formed near the same area as the current disturbance is brewing in October 2005, making landfall near Cape Romano, ...
Palm Beach Post (blog)
October 23, 2017
In 2005, for a brief moment in the climatological eons of Earth, the atmosphere in the western Caribbean Sea aligned to build from water and ...
WTVY, Dothan
October 19, 2017
Atlantic Ocean (WTVY) -- 12 years ago was when Hurricane Wilma broke the record for the most intense storm by air pressure in the Atlantic ...
Miami Herald
September 6, 2017
After Hurricane Wilma caused more than $20 billion in damage, led to weeks of electrical outages and long lines and angry drivers waiting for ...
Naples Daily News
September 5, 2017
In 2005, Hurricane Wilma, a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall just south of Marco Island, caused more than $1.2 billion in property ...
National Geographic
August 25, 2017
By Willie Drye. PUBLISHED August 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey has become an emergency management director's nightmare. The hurricane, which is the most serious storm to make landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, combined rapid intensification with a deluge of rainfall that is expected to make it a ...
Charleston Post Courier
December 31, 1999
Texans cannot claim the 24-hour rainfall record for the Western Hemisphere, nor worldwide. Hurricane Wilma (2005) established the single-day Western Hemisphere record, dropping 65 inches on an island off the Yucatan Peninsula. The global 24-hour record came during a 1966 event over the island of ...
AccuWeather.com
December 31, 1999
Other examples of storms that underwent bombogenesis are Hurricane Charley in 2004 and Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The Blizzard of 2015 (Jan. 26-27), the Bering Sea storm of December 2015 and the northeastern United States storm of late-October 2017 experienced bombogenesis. Storms that undergo bombogenesis ...
Electric Light & Power
September 20, 2017
Irma was the first major hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Wilma was a Category 3 hurricane with similar intensity to IrmaÃÂ ...
CBS News
September 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma is expected to make a sharp turn toward Florida this weekend. Hurricane Wilma, 12 years ago, was the last big storm to hitÃÂ ...
Miami Herald
September 6, 2017
After Hurricane Wilma caused more than $20 billion in damage, led to weeks of electrical outages and long lines and angry drivers waiting forÃÂ ...
WFMY News 2
September 5, 2017
2016, this Category 1 storm was the first hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. • Hurricane Arthur: July 2014, this stormÃÂ ...
Forward
September 5, 2017
When Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, it tore part of the roof off Bet Shira Congregation in Miami, leaving the synagogue flooded for days.
Miami.com
September 5, 2017
After Hurricane Wilma blew out windows from the Four Seasons and Conrad Hotels in 2005, leaving giant shards of glass strewn along BrickellÃÂ ...
Naples Daily News
September 5, 2017
In 2005, Hurricane Wilma, a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall just south of Marco Island, caused more than $1.2 billion in propertyÃÂ ...
YourObserver.com
August 30, 2017
The hurricane is the first major storm to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in October 2005. It made landfallÃÂ ...
Omaha World-Herald
August 30, 2017
... or greater — since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, an unprecedented run of almost 12 years without what meteorologists label a “major” hurricane.
ASPPA Net
August 29, 2017
... relief similar to what was provided for those who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita or Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
The Weather Channel
August 29, 2017
... maintains its intensity, it could become the first major hurricane to strike mainland United States since Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005.
Indianapolis Star
August 28, 2017
There were reports of murders and rapes that apparently never happened. Gary Varvel. On October 24, 2005, hurricane Wilma hit south FloridaÃÂ ...
Lexology (registration)
August 27, 2017
See Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Wilma (12 January 2006), http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL252005_Wilma.pdf. Structural damageÃÂ ...
Palm Beach Post (blog)
August 9, 2017
It would become 2016's Hurricane Hermine – the first storm to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Hermine developed inÃÂ ...
National Geographic
December 31, 1999
The hurricane, which is the most serious storm to make landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, combined rapid intensification with aÃÂ ...
KeysNews.com (registration)
March 22, 2017
She videotaped Hurricane Irene as a child, and in Hurricane Wilma, she stood in waist deep water in Key West. Last year's Hurricane Matthew raged intensely through the Caribbean then fizzled out before reaching South Florida.
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