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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.
In early October, Hurricane Nate became the fastest-moving tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico on record and the third hurricane to strike the contiguous United States in 2017. Slightly over a week later, Hurricane Ophelia became the easternmost major hurricane in the Atlantic basin on record, and later impacted most of northern Europe as an ...
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 ...
Over 230,000 homes and businesses were without electricity and almost 150 flights from Ireland's two main airports were cancelled as the storm carried on.
The name ‘Ophelia’ has been on hurricane naming lists for decades and became a major hurricane in 2011 and 2017.
Ophelia's storm surge proved damaging in some communities. Rigsby captured footage of major damage in Washington, North Carolina, on Saturday afternoon, where storm surge and wind had left their mark.
Hurricane Ophelia (2017) – a Category 3 hurricane that affected the Azores; after transitioning to an extratropical cyclone, it struck Ireland, Great Britain and Norway Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) – a strong tropical storm that formed off the coast of North Carolina and caused flooding along the east coast of the United States
Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall early Saturday in North Carolina as the National Hurricane Center also began advisories on Tropical Depression Seventeen in the Atlantic. The NHC said the ...