Hurricane Wilma roars towards Florida
Rain pounded Key West early today as Hurricane Wilma accelerated towards storm-weary Florida, threatening residents with 115mph winds, tornadoes and a surge of seawater that could flood the Keys and the state’s south-west coast.
The Category 3 hurricane was expected to make landfall before dawn local time, late morning British time, in the state’s south-west corner, probably near Naples and Marco Island, National Hurricane Centre director Max Mayfield said.
