Hurricane Ophelia (2005)
Hurricane Ophelia was a long-lived Atlantic hurricane. It was mostly remembered for its very erratic and slow track off the United States' East Coast in September 2005. This storm brushed eastern North Carolina on September 14 and 15, 2005, causing $70 million in damages. Minor damage was also reported in eastern New England and Atlantic Canada when Ophelia brushed them as a strong tropical storm.
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| File:Ophelia 13 sept 2005 1830Z.jpg Hurricane Ophelia on September 13, 2005 | |
| Formed | September 6, 2005 |
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| Dissipated | September 23, 2005 (Extratropical after September 17) |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 85 mph (140 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 976 mbar (hPa); 28.82 inHg |
| Fatalities | 1 direct, 2 indirect |
| Damage | $70 million (2005 USD) |
| Areas affected | Northeast Florida, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Atlantic Canada |
| Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Ophelia (2005) Media
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Hurricane Ophelia's track along the Southeastern coast of the United States
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Tropical Storm Ophelia just east of Florida on September 8
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Hurricane Ophelia stalled off the Carolina coastline on September 11
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Map of rainfall totals across the Eastern United States and Atlantic Canada during Hurricane Ophelia's passage from September 5 to 16
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Numerous coastal structures suffered significant damage from prolonged exposure to hurricane-force winds and storm surge (effects in Bogue Banks, North Carolina, pictured).
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Map of maximum storm surge values in North Carolina associated with Hurricane Ophelia
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Large stretches of coastline suffered significant erosion in North Carolina, requiring extensive re-nourishment (erosion on Topsail Island pictured).