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After developing a ragged eye, [13] the NHC upgraded Ophelia to a hurricane at 18:00 UTC about 1,225 km (760 mi) south of the Azores. [3] Upon the upgrade, Ophelia becoming the record-tying tenth consecutive hurricane to form during the 2017 hurricane season; this was the fourth such occurrence after 1878, 1886, and 1893 seasons.
September 2, 2016 - Hurricane Gaston transitioned into an extratropical cyclone near the Azores, producing wind gusts of 52 mph (84 km/h) on Flores and Faial islands. [22] October 14, 2017 - Hurricane Ophelia passed south of the Azores as the easternmost major hurricane on record. The hurricane produced wind gusts of 44 mph (71 km/h) on São ...
The name Ophelia has been used for eleven tropical cyclones worldwide for four in the Atlantic and Western Pacific, and three in the Southwest Pacific. In the Atlantic Ocean : Hurricane Ophelia (2005) – a slow-moving Category 1 hurricane that battered the coast of North Carolina
Tropical Storm Ophelia was a strong but short-lived tropical storm that impacted the East Coast of the United States in September 2023. The fifteenth named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season , Ophelia originated from a disturbance off the east coast of Florida before making landfall in North Carolina the next day as a strong tropical ...
Hurricane is an American heavy metal band formed in 1985. The original line-up featured singer Kelly Hansen (pre- Unruly Child & Foreigner ), guitarist Robert Sarzo (ex- Ozzy Osbourne ), bassist Tony Cavazo (ex-SNOW) and drummer Jay Schellen (pre-Unruly Child & Yes ).
Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid creating new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade.
Hurricane Ophelia was the most intense hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.The seventeenth tropical cyclone, sixteenth tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane, Ophelia originated in a tropical wave in the central Atlantic, forming approximately midway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles on September 17.
Hurricane Ophelia was a long-lived tropical cyclone in September 2005 that moved along an erratic path off the East Coast of the United States for much of its existence. The fifteenth named storm and the eighth hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Ophelia originated from a complex set of systems across the Atlantic in early September.