Hurricane Wilma Gathers Strength

World | October 19, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00

Hurricane Wilma has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 hurricane, with sustained maximum winds of 175 mph, the US National Hurricane Center announced. Forecasters warn that the storm could possibly slam into southwestern Florida by this weekend. The latest in a slew of devastating storms to sock the Gulf region, Wilma became a hurricane Tuesday - tying the record for both most hurricanes in a season with 12 and most named storms at 21.

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