Well, looks like florida is getting some serious hurricane issues at this point.

Hurricane Wilma, with sustained winds of 125 mph, made landfall at 6:30 a.m. EDT today near Cape Romano, Fla. The hurricane, with sustained winds now at 110 mph, continues to rip northeastward over the southern Florida Peninsula. The rather large eye of the storm is expected to churn over the West Palm Beach area into the Atlantic Ocean during the 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. time frame. Winds have gusted over 100 mph in a number of locations across south Florida. A storm spotter on Cudjoe Key reported a gust to 123 mph, and gusts as high as 111 mph have battered greater Miami. Fort Lauderdale recently observed a peak wind of 99 mph. In addition to the damaging winds and heavy rain, a few tornadoes are likely as far north as the Orlando area.

Since Wilma is moving rapidly, rainfall amounts will not be excessive. The rain will be blinding at times, however, and general totals of 4 to 6 inches are expected, with isolated 8- to 12-inch amounts possible.

Alpha, meanwhile, has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in the Dominican Republic Sunday morning. It has pushed across Haiti and back over open water, but is not expected to regain tropical storm strength as it heads north over the southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. The remains of Alpha will be absorbed by the larger circulation of Hurricane Wilma some time tomorrow.

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