30 of the Most Powerful Tropical Weather Systems Ever Recorded in History

#9 Hurricane Wilma (2005)

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Duration: October 16-27
Origin: Caribbean Sea near Jamaica
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 882 millibars

Hurricane Wilma, a Category 5 hurricane that was part of the destructive 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season, was the second most destructive cyclone of the season wreaking havoc in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Cuba and the State of Florida in the U.S.A. leaving 62 dead and $27 billion in damages in its wake.”