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NAPLES, Fla. — Winds of up to 120 miles an hour whipped through this tony Gulf Coast city as the eye wall of Wilma, Florida’s eighth hurricane in 15 months, made landfall early this morning.
Palm fronds were ripped off palm trees and tiles were literally peeled from roofs, forming small — and dangerous — airborne missiles. A “Welcome” mat that should have been at someone's front door flew by at about 25 feet up in the air. It looked like something out of the "Wizard of Oz."
And there was still more to come. After the eye passed through, the back side of the storm hit.
Tree limbs, as well as entire trees, are down, causing extensive damage to power lines. Close to the waterfront, the predicted storm surge appeared to have arrived, leaving water up to five feet deep. It's hard to tell the full extent of the destruction. Early assessments, though, show that though Wilma has caused damage, it is nothing like that seen in the wake of Katrina, or even in the aftermath of Rita.
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