Florida braces as Wilma becomes category 5 hurricane

Hardware stores that sent supplies to areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita restocked their shelves for anxious Floridians waiting to see if Hurricane Wilma would turn toward the peninsula, which forecasters said could happen by the weekend.

Wilma grew into a dangerous Category 5 hurricane early today with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, an increase of 65 mph from late yesterday.