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Ophelia — 2017

Peak intensity: Cat 3 (115 mph). Active October 06–October 17, 2017 (12 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
115 mph
Cat 3
Min pressure
957 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
47
6-hourly fixes
ACE
14.5
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 47 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
2017-10-06 12:00Z LO 31.8, -39.5 23 mph 1013 mb
2017-10-06 18:00Z LO 32.3, -38.6 23 mph 1012 mb
2017-10-07 00:00Z LO 32.9, -37.3 29 mph 1011 mb
2017-10-07 06:00Z LO 32.7, -38.5 34 mph 1010 mb
2017-10-07 12:00Z LO 32.3, -39.5 34 mph 1010 mb
2017-10-07 18:00Z LO 31.5, -39.5 34 mph 1010 mb
2017-10-08 00:00Z LO 31.3, -39.5 34 mph 1010 mb
2017-10-08 06:00Z LO 31.0, -39.6 40 mph 1010 mb
2017-10-08 12:00Z LO 30.6, -39.7 40 mph 1009 mb
2017-10-08 18:00Z LO 30.4, -40.1 40 mph 1009 mb
2017-10-09 00:00Z LO 30.5, -40.1 40 mph 1008 mb
2017-10-09 06:00Z TS 30.9, -40.0 40 mph 1008 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL172017