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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Opal (1995)
27 September 1995 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Opal formed in the North Atlantic basin on 27 September 1995 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 916 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada. It killed at least 63 people.
- Formed
- 27 September 1995
- Dissipated
- 6 October 1995
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 916 hPa
- Deaths
- 63
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America148 km/h
- TSMexico70 km/h
- TSCanada70 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Luis241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Felix222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Marilyn185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Roxanne185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Humberto176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Iris176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Erin157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Tanya139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth