Atlantic 2017 season
Hurricane Ophelia (2017)
Hurricane Ophelia was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (100 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 957 mb. It was active from Oct 6, 2017 to Oct 17, 2017 and made 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 3 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 100 kt / 115 mph / 185 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 957 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 6, 2017 – Oct 17, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 14.5 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Ophelia 2017. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 32.9N 37.3W |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 31.3N 39.5W |
| Oct 9, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 30.5N 40.1W |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 32.0N 39.1W |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 30.9N 37.8W |
| Oct 12, 2017 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 29.9N 35.8W |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 30.5N 35.1W |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 32.6N 31.5W |
| Oct 15, 2017 | Hurricane | 95 kt (176 km/h) | 36.4N 22.6W |
| Oct 16, 2017 | Extratropical | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 47.6N 13.4W |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 57.3N 6.1W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 3 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.