Tropical Storm Ophelia

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Tropical Storm Ophelia may refer to:

In the Atlantic Ocean:

  • Hurricane Ophelia (2005), a slow-moving hurricane that battered the coast of North Carolina.
  • Hurricane Ophelia (2011), a powerful Category 4 hurricane that affected Bermuda and Newfoundland (as a post-tropical storm).
  • Hurricane Ophelia (2017), a Category 3 hurricane that affected the Azores; after transitioning to an extratropical cyclone, it struck Ireland, Great Britain and Norway.

In the Western Pacific Ocean:

  • Tropical Storm Ophelia (1948) (T4805)
  • Typhoon Ophelia (1953), (T5308), a Category 3 storm
  • Typhoon Ophelia (1958) (T5801), a Category 5 storm
  • Typhoon Ophelia, a long-lived Category 4 storm in 1960 that devastated the atoll of Ulithi

Following its usage in 1960, the name "Ophelia" was retired in the Western Pacific due to its long track, roughly 5,000 miles (8,045 km), and prolonged time as an intense typhoon.

In the Southwest Pacific Ocean:

  • Cyclone Ophelia (1986)
  • Tropical Cyclone Ophelia (1996)
  • Tropical Cyclone Ophelia (2008)
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