NHC AL162005 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Ophelia (2005)
September 6, 2005 – September 23, 2005
Hurricane Ophelia peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 81 US cities, 68 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 81
- At hurricane strength
- 68
- States
- 3
86 mph
when closest
Cities Ophelia passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (62)
- Kure BeachCategory 1 · 24 mi
- Carolina BeachCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Wrightsville BeachCategory 1 · 27 mi
- WilmingtonCategory 1 · 31 mi
- SouthportCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Sneads FerryCategory 1 · 34 mi
- Oak IslandCategory 1 · 35 mi
- WinnabowCategory 1 · 35 mi
- HampsteadCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Holly RidgeCategory 1 · 36 mi
- Castle HayneCategory 1 · 38 mi
- HubertCategory 1 · 38 mi
- Camp LejeuneCategory 1 · 39 mi
- BoliviaCategory 1 · 40 mi
- LelandCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Midway ParkCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Rocky PointCategory 1 · 44 mi
- SupplyCategory 1 · 46 mi
- Tarawa TerraceCategory 1 · 46 mi
- JacksonvilleCategory 1 · 49 mi
- ShallotteCategory 1 · 50 mi
- CurrieCategory 1 · 50 mi
- Maple HillCategory 1 · 50 mi
- DelcoCategory 1 · 51 mi
- BurgawCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Ocean Isle BeachCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Sunset BeachCategory 1 · 55 mi
- RiegelwoodCategory 1 · 55 mi
- AshCategory 1 · 57 mi
- BoltonCategory 1 · 58 mi
- AtkinsonCategory 1 · 58 mi
- CalabashCategory 1 · 59 mi
- RichlandsCategory 1 · 60 mi
- WillardCategory 1 · 62 mi
- WallaceCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Lake WaccamawCategory 1 · 65 mi
- TeacheyCategory 1 · 67 mi
- NakinaCategory 1 · 68 mi
- BeulavilleCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Rose HillCategory 1 · 70 mi
- HarrellsCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Pink HillCategory 1 · 73 mi
- WhitevilleCategory 1 · 75 mi
- MagnoliaCategory 1 · 75 mi
- Emerald IsleCategory 1 · 31 mi
- SwansboroCategory 1 · 35 mi
- MaysvilleCategory 1 · 50 mi
- TrentonCategory 1 · 66 mi
- Cove CityCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 1 · 26 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 1 · 27 mi
- NewportCategory 1 · 33 mi
- HavelockCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Cherry PointCategory 1 · 42 mi
- New BernCategory 1 · 58 mi
- VanceboroCategory 1 · 72 mi
- BeaufortCategory 1 · 26 mi
- GrantsboroCategory 1 · 51 mi
- OrientalCategory 1 · 43 mi
- BayboroCategory 1 · 52 mi
and 2 more
Florida (13)
- Cape CanaveralTropical storm · 63 mi
- Cocoa BeachTropical storm · 64 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
- Merritt IslandTropical storm · 68 mi
- IndialanticTropical storm · 69 mi
- Melbourne BeachTropical storm · 70 mi
- RockledgeTropical storm · 71 mi
- MelbourneTropical storm · 72 mi
- CocoaTropical storm · 73 mi
- GrantTropical storm · 73 mi
- MalabarTropical storm · 73 mi
- TitusvilleTropical storm · 74 mi
- Barefoot BayTropical storm · 75 mi
South Carolina (6)
- Little RiverCategory 1 · 62 mi
- North Myrtle BeachCategory 1 · 62 mi
- LongsCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Surfside BeachCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Myrtle BeachCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Murrells InletCategory 1 · 74 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.