Meet Hurricane Ophelia! Hurricane Ophelia formed on October 9 and lasted until October 18, 2017. Remember her? Well you should! Ophelia became the easternmost major hurricane on record for the Atlantic basin, and did so even with ocean temperatures not nearly as warm as normally needed for such a strong storm.
And even after Ophelia’s tropical status came to an end, she roared into Ireland as one of the strongest storms to affect the country in 50 years, setting the record for highest wind speed ever recorded in Ireland (119mph wind gust at Fastnet Rock in County Cork).
So what has Ophelia been up to since then? A LOT! She just has that ability to be good at so many things. Listen to ALL of her hobbies and passions in the first episode of the Forgotten Storms of the Atlantic podcast.
The Forgotten Storms of the Atlantic: Episode One: Hurricane Ophelia
Host/Producer: Tom Di Liberto
Hurricane Ophelia: Kara Kinsey
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