List of storms named Ophelia facts for kids

The name Ophelia has been used for eleven tropical cyclones worldwide for four in the Atlantic and Western Pacific, and three in the Southwest Pacific.

In the Atlantic Ocean:

• Hurricane Ophelia (2005) – a slow-moving Category 1 hurricane that battered the coast of North Carolina
• Hurricane Ophelia (2011) – a powerful Category 4 hurricane that affected Bermuda and Newfoundland as a post-tropical storm
• Hurricane Ophelia (2017) – a Category 3 hurricane that affected the Azores; after transitioning to an extratropical cyclone, it struck Ireland, Great Britain and Norway
• Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) – a strong tropical storm that formed off the coast of North Carolina and caused flooding along the east coast of the United States

In the Western Pacific Ocean:

• Tropical Storm Ophelia (1948) (T4805)
• Typhoon Ophelia (1953), (T5308) – a Category 3 storm
• Typhoon Ophelia (1958) (T5801) – a Category 5 storm
• Typhoon Ophelia (1960) (T6027, 53W) – a long-lived Category 4 storm that devastated the atoll of Ulithi

Following its usage in 1960, the name "Ophelia" was retired in the Western Pacific due to its long track, roughly 5,000 miles (8,045 km), and prolonged time as an intense typhoon.

In the Southwest Pacific Ocean:

• Cyclone Ophelia (1986) – a weak and brief Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian Scale) near Cocos Island
• Cyclone Ophelia (1996) – a Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian Scale) that took an erratic track between Indonesia and Australia, never a threat to land
• Cyclone Ophelia (2008) – a Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian Scale) where the origins came from the Northern Territory and moved parallel to the Western Australian coast

The name Ofelia has also been used for two tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific Ocean.

• Typhoon Ofelia (1990) – the first of two typhoons in 1990 to directly affect the Philippines within a week.
• Tropical Storm Ofelia (1993) – an early-season tropical cyclone that passed south Japan.

This article includes a list of named storms that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended storm article.

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In Spanish: Huracán Ophelia para niños