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The latest :
Hurricane Wilma
Find coverage of the Category 3 storm, including story archives, video and photos.

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Bonita's residents, visitors keep close eye on Wilma
The residents and visitors who were still at Bonita Springs' most hurricane-vulnerable area kept a close eye and ear on Wilma updates all day Wednesday to decide if and when they should get out of town.

Experts: Area not in fear of running out of fuel
Don't panic about gas. If the gas station you normally go to doesn't have any fuel, try another or try again later. Odds are a severe shortage won't happen with Hurricane Wilma.

Wilma causes scramble for supplies in south Lee
With three days until its projected landfall, Hurricane Wilma had Lee County in a frenzy Wednesday as residents scrambled to secure supplies and local schools and government agencies hurried to cancel meetings and classes and prepare evacuation plans.

Collier residents face long lines at gas stations
More gas is on the way. Although motorists suffered long lines and short tempers as gas ran out at stations across Southwest Florida on Wednesday, many stations expect to replenish supplies today and Friday ahead of the coming storm.

Coastal development leaves area vulnerable to Wilma
Lax oversight of coastal development, homeowner-friendly insurance programs and a beach-loving culture have made Southwest Florida vulnerable to just the kind of disaster that Hurricane Wilma poses.

Collier residents rush to prepare for Wilma
If people in Collier County are considering leaving town this weekend to dodge Hurricane Wilma, local emergency officials are encouraging them to go.

Strengthening Wilma could threaten Naples
Tropical Storm Wilma strengthened after getting into the history books Monday, continuing on a path that could mean yet another powerful hurricane slamming into the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico as early as the weekend, forecasters said.

Katrina terrorized the living, haunted the dead
BURAS, La. — Statues of broken angels are scattered on the ground, next to tombstones that families use to label the dead. Many of the caskets in this cemetery are gone. The slots in the tombs are empty.

Key West cleans up after Hurricane Rita pays visit
KEY WEST — Although his home partly flooded with a saltwater slurry from Hurricane Rita's storm surge, Michael Bellotti counted himself lucky.
"It could be worse," Bellotti said Wednesday afternoon, surveying the brown, seaweed-laden water that still stood knee deep for several blocks in every direction.

Hurricane Rita barely grazes Collier County
Hurricane Rita bypassed Collier County on Tuesday, sparing an area that has escaped damage during a two-year series of storms which ravaged Florida and the upper Gulf Coast.

Key West gets glancing blow from Rita; no major damage reported
MARATHON — Hurricane Rita delivered water from above and below Tuesday that swamped the Florida Keys and temporarily closed the island chain's lone highway, trapping thousands of residents who ignored repeated evacuation orders.

Hurricanes form closer to coast this year, less time to prepare
MIAMI — Many of this year's hurricanes have been forming closer to the U.S. coastline, giving residents and emergency managers less time to prepare for them. There is a bit of good news, though: some of the storms have less time to strengthen before slamming into Florida.

Forgotten Louisiana parish wonders where help is
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — A closed casket rests in a ditch by the road. It's pearly white with pink trim and pictures of pink roses. Inside is the body of a woman whose family thought it would be safe at this cemetery, buried with other dead above ground.

Hurricane Rita doesn't panic Islanders
As Rita intensified into a hurricane and headed for the Florida Keys on Sept. 20, most Marco Islanders went about their daily routines.

Storm surplus worries tourism officials
By the time it passed 68 miles south of Marco Island, Hurricane Katrina had downgraded to a tropical storm. But the calm before the real storm lasted briefly. Days later it would strengthen and ravage the Gulf's northern coast.

Officials urge citizens to take hurricane warnings seriously
By the time it passed 68 miles south of Marco Island, Hurricane Katrina had downgraded to a tropical storm. But the calm before the real storm lasted briefly. Days later it would strengthen and ravage the Gulf's northern coast.

Gouging hot lines active as Rita nears
Another storm, another round of price gouging complaints. With Tropical Storm Rita bearing down on Florida as a potential hurricane, officials with the state Attorney General's office and the state Department of Agriculture are expecting their phone lines to light up soon.

Katrina's canine survivors seek good homes
It may look like just another birthday party.
Celebrating at a Naples restaurant, the Strohmeyer family - sons and daughters-in-law, kids and grandkids - was having a feast amid laughter and shiny balloons.

Visitors flee parts of Keys as Tropical Storm Rita nears
KEY LARGO — Thousands of tourists jammed the highways Sunday after they were told to evacuate the lower Florida Keys because Tropical Storm Rita developed over the Bahamas and moved toward the vulnerable, low-lying island chain.

Business as usual in Collier, except state of emergency
Collier County commissioners declared a state of emergency Monday in anticipation of Tropical Storm Rita, which was expected to dump anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain on the county overnight.

Getting out: Evacuation routes and shelters

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