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Hurricane Ophelia (2005)

Hurricane Ophelia was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 976 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 76 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 6, 2005
1
Lowest pressure
976 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Ophelia’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. September 6, 2005, tropical depression at 29 mph, in the Bahamas

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC76 mph62 mph31 milesSep 14, 2005, 2:00 PM EDT
Myrtle Beach, SC48 mph39 mph71 milesSep 14, 2005, 10:45 AM EDT

Best track (69 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1009 mb25.8°N, 78.6°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1010 mb26.3°N, 78.3°W
Sep 6, 16:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical depression29 mph1010 mb26.6°N, 78.3°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1010 mb26.8°N, 78.3°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1006 mb27.4°N, 78.5°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1003 mb27.9°N, 78.8°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1000 mb28.7°N, 79.2°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph997 mb28.8°N, 79.3°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph994 mb28.8°N, 79.3°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph994 mb28.7°N, 79.6°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph988 mb28.6°N, 79.6°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph988 mb28.6°N, 79.5°W
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