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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ophelia (2017)
6 October 2017 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Ophelia formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 October 2017 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 957 hPa. It made landfall in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
- Formed
- 6 October 2017
- Dissipated
- 17 October 2017
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 957 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSIreland117 km/h
- TSUnited Kingdom89 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Irma287 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Maria278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jose250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Harvey213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lee185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Franklin139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth