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Ophelia — 2005

Peak intensity: Cat 1 (86 mph). Active September 06–September 23, 2005 (18 days). Made 1 landfall.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
86 mph
Cat 1
Min pressure
976 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
69
6-hourly fixes
ACE
15.7
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 69 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2005-09-06 06:00Z TD 25.8, -78.6 29 mph 1009 mb
2005-09-06 12:00Z TD 26.3, -78.3 29 mph 1010 mb
2005-09-06 16:00Z TDlandfall 26.6, -78.3 29 mph 1010 mb
2005-09-06 18:00Z TD 26.8, -78.3 29 mph 1010 mb
2005-09-07 00:00Z TD 27.4, -78.5 34 mph 1006 mb
2005-09-07 06:00Z TS 27.9, -78.8 40 mph 1003 mb
2005-09-07 12:00Z TS 28.7, -79.2 46 mph 1000 mb
2005-09-07 18:00Z TS 28.8, -79.3 52 mph 997 mb
2005-09-08 00:00Z TS 28.8, -79.3 52 mph 994 mb
2005-09-08 06:00Z TS 28.7, -79.6 57 mph 994 mb
2005-09-08 12:00Z TS 28.6, -79.6 63 mph 988 mb
2005-09-08 18:00Z TS 28.6, -79.5 69 mph 988 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL162005