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Hurricane Ophelia

Sep 6, 2005 to Sep 23, 2005Peak 86 mph976 mb

Hurricane Ophelia passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in NC. It was strongest near Brunswick County, NC, as a Category 1 on September 14, 2005.

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Hurricane Ophelia · 2005

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Ophelia on September 14, 2005, about 10 hours before its closest pass to Carteret County, NC.

Hurricane Ophelia on September 14, 2005, about 10 hours before its closest pass to Carteret County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:39 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
976 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
11
NC
Counties within 100 miles
49
FL, MA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Brunswick County, NC, 23.9 mi, Sep 14, 2005
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Carteret CountyNC12.5Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Brunswick CountyNC23.9Category 1Sep 14, 2005
New Hanover CountyNC24.4Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Hyde CountyNC28.4Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Pender CountyNC30.0Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Onslow CountyNC32.4Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Craven CountyNC33.4Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Dare CountyNC34.6Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Jones CountyNC41.0Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Pamlico CountyNC42.0Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Columbus CountyNC48.4Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Duplin CountyNC53.8Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Beaufort CountyNC53.9Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Bladen CountyNC55.0Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Horry CountySC56.2Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Brevard CountyFL57.1Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Sampson CountyNC62.4Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Tyrrell CountyNC66.3Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Volusia CountyFL68.9Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Georgetown CountySC71.4Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Lenoir CountyNC72.2Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Indian River CountyFL72.6Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Nantucket CountyMA75.0Tropical stormSep 17, 2005
Charleston CountySC75.2Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Washington CountyNC76.9Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Orange CountyFL77.6Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Pitt CountyNC78.5Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Osceola CountyFL78.7Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Seminole CountyFL84.1Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
St. Lucie CountyFL84.4Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Wayne CountyNC85.2Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Marion CountySC86.3Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Berkeley CountySC86.5Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Cumberland CountyNC87.1Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Robeson CountyNC87.4Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Martin CountyNC89.0Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Greene CountyNC89.4Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Barnstable CountyMA90.2Tropical stormSep 17, 2005
Currituck CountyNC91.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2005
Dillon CountySC94.0Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Williamsburg CountySC95.0Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Florence CountySC95.7Category 1Sep 14, 2005
Bertie CountyNC96.1Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Dukes CountyMA96.1Tropical stormSep 17, 2005
Martin CountyFL96.3Tropical stormSep 7, 2005
Okeechobee CountyFL97.5Tropical stormSep 8, 2005
Chowan CountyNC98.8Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Perquimans CountyNC99.7Category 1Sep 15, 2005
Camden CountyNC100.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2005

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.