Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 20 – October 4, 2011
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Ophelia (2011) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on September 20, 2011, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb on October 2, 2011, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on September 30, 2011). The storm lasted 14.3 days and travelled about 5,098 miles (8,203 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.6°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 37.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 12.5°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 12.7°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 12.9°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 13.1°N 44.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 13.3°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 13.5°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 13.7°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.9°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.4°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 14.7°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 15.2°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.8°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 17.2°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 17.6°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 17.9°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 18.2°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 18.4°N 59.8°W | 161 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 18.6°N 60.5°W | 135 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 18.5°N 60.8°W | 117 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 18.3°N 60.7°W | 111 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 18.0°N 60.5°W | 107 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 17.8°N 60.2°W | 118 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 17.6°N 59.9°W | 130 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 17.6°N 59.5°W | 150 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.8°N 59.3°W | 169 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 18.0°N 59.4°W | 172 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.1°N 59.5°W | 169 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 18.2°N 59.6°W | 165 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 18.4°N 59.8°W | 161 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 18.7°N 60.1°W | 158 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 19.1°N 60.5°W | 163 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.6°N 60.9°W | 182 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 20.2°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 21.0°N 61.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 21.6°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 22.4°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 23.4°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 24.6°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 25.9°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 951 mb | 27.3°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 948 mb | 28.9°N 63.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 946 mb | 30.7°N 62.9°W | 157 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 940 mb | 32.8°N 62.5°W | 138 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 945 mb | 35.0°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 951 mb | 37.4°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 960 mb | 40.1°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 972 mb | 42.8°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 45.4°N 57.6°W | 126 mi ESE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Oct 3 10:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 990 mb | 46.9°N 55.4°W | 120 mi WSW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 994 mb | 47.4°N 54.0°W | 47 mi W of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 48.9°N 49.2°W | 186 mi ENE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 994 mb | 49.9°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 996 mb | 50.6°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 996 mb | 51.3°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ophelia.
At its peak on October 2, 2011, Ophelia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 940 mb.
14.3 days, from September 20, 2011 to October 4, 2011, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,098 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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