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Article: Rain Pounds Key West As Wilma Nears Fla.
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- October 24, 2005
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DAVID ROYSE, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-24-2005
Dateline: KEY WEST, Fla.
David Rodriguez, left, watches as high surf pounds the White Street Pierin Key West, Fla. as the effects of Hurricane Wilma begin to be felt Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005. Hurricane Wilma is expected to make landfall along the southwest coast of Florida early Monday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Heavy rain began pounding Key West late Sunday as Hurricane Wilma accelerated toward storm-weary Florida, threatening residents with 115-mph winds, tornadoes and a surge of seawater that could flood the Keys and the state's southwest coast.
After crawling slowly through the Caribbean, Wilma pulled away from Mexico's Yucatan ...