Intensifying Hurricane #Melissa is expected to cause catastrophic impacts, including extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power and communication outages, and isolation of communities. Visit Hurricanes.gov for the latest updates. | NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Wilma struck the Florida Keys on October 24, 2005, causing the worst storm surge inundation in Key West since Hurricane Betsy in 1965. Though the center of the Category 3 storm passed about 75 miles to the northwest, Wilma’s massive wind field and rapid movement pushed a devastating storm surge onto the low-lying island. Water levels in Key West harbor reached nearly six feet above mean sea level. This surge, particularly a second wave coinciding with high tide, flooded approximately 7