Will hurricane Earl rate in Top 10 most expensive hurricanes?

3. Wilma (2005) – $23.0 billion

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Shayna Pierre Louis shrieks after she and her mother waited eight hours for emergency food stamps in West Palm Beach, Fla. Hurricane Wilma destroyed their home.

Hurricane Wilma, the only October storm on the Top 10 list, smashed Central America with Category 5 winds (reaching 185 mph) before curling up through the Gulf of Mexico. Wilma blew across southern Florida as a Category 3 hurricane and caused 22 fatalities before pushing out into into the Atlantic.

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