On October 24, 2005, a category 3 hurricane named Wilma made landfall on Marco Island, Florida. As Wilma passed over the Everglades, the tropical cyclone diminished in intensity releasing its force on the sea waters it was pushing towards the Florida coast. Once released, the storm surge swept back into the ocean and back towards the Florida Keys. This "backwash" resulted in a storm surge of up to eight feet that occurred behind the hurricane and the morning after landfall on the Florida peninsula.
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