In the span of just 24 hours , Wilma had intensified from a 70 mph ( 110 km\/h ) tropical storm to a 175 mph ( 282 km\/h ) Category 5 hurricane , an unprecedented event for an Atlantic hurricane .
In the span of just 24 hours , Wilma had intensified from a 70-mph ( 110-km\/h ) tropical storm to a 175-mph ( 280-km\/h ) Category 5 hurricane , an event that has never happened before for an Atlantic hurricane .