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Hurricane Wilma makes landfall

Hurricane Wilma makes landfall on Florida coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma made landfall on Florida's southwest Gulf Coast on Monday as a powerful Category 3 storm capable of causing structural damage to buildings, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Wilma Batters Florida Peninsula (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore early Monday as a strong Category 3 storm, battering southwest Florida with 125 mph winds and pounding waves as it began a dash across the state.

Hurricane Wilma strengthens, lashes Florida (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A strengthening Hurricane Wilma lashed southern Florida on Monday as it raced toward the densely populated Miami area after pounding Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people on a rampage through the Caribbean.

Hurricane Wilma Heads Into Atlantic After Path Across Florida (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Wilma headed into the Atlantic Ocean after its path across southern Florida knocked down trees and power lines and flooded low-lying areas.

Hurricane Wilma hammers Florida mainland and Keys (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean.

Weather warnings issued for Maritimes as hurricane centre tracks Wilma (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
HALIFAX (CP) - With hurricane Wilma advancing up the Atlantic coast after plowing into Florida, Canadian weather officials warned that storm-force winds, pounding surf and heavy rain would start lashing parts of the Maritimes by early Tuesday.

Developments Related to Hurricane Wilma (AP via Yahoo! News)
Developments across Florida related to Hurricane Wilma:

Hurricane Wilma strengthens to Category 3 (International Herald Tribune)
Huge waves lashed Havana's seafront as Hurricane Wilma headed toward Florida on Monday after battering the Mexican coastline with howling winds and torrential rains, killing at least three people.

Hurricane Wilma Barrels Toward Florida (Washington Post)
After lashing Mexico's Cancun region, Hurricane Wilma turned to the northeast, and is barreling toward Florida, where residents took shelter and emergency preparedness leaders made last-minute pleas to those who resisted mandatory evacuation orders.

Hurricane Wilma hits Florida's southwest coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southern Florida on Monday and roared across the Everglades toward the densely populated Miami area after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people across the Caribbean.