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1023dv-hurricane-update Rain pounded Key West late Sunday as Hurricane Wilma accelerated toward storm-weary Florida, threatening residents with 115-mph winds, tornadoes and a surge of seawater that could flood the Keys and the state's southwest coast.
After moving slowly through the Caribbean and along the Mexico coast, Wilma picked up speed and strength Sunday, shooting toward the U.S. mainland as a Category 3 storm.
It was expected to make landfall before dawn Monday in the state's southwest corner.
The southern half of the state was under a hurricane warning, and an estimated 160,000 residents were told to evacuate, although many in the low-lying Keys island chain stayed. At least three tornadoes were confirmed in the state, near Fort Drum, Kenansville and Cocoa Beach, and a large waterspout was spotted off Key West.
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After moving slowly through the Caribbean and along the Mexico coast, Wilma picked up speed and strength Sunday, shooting toward the U.S. mainland as a Category 3 storm.
It was expected to make landfall before dawn Monday in the state's southwest corner.
The southern half of the state was under a hurricane warning, and an estimated 160,000 residents were told to evacuate, although many in the low-lying Keys island chain stayed. At least three tornadoes were confirmed in the state, near Fort Drum, Kenansville and Cocoa Beach, and a large waterspout was spotted off Key West.
Hurricane Wilma Strikes Florida; Airports Suffer Severe Damage
Key West International Airport had at least five feet of storm surge near the entrance and as many as three feet of water on the runway.
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