List of storms named Ophelia explained
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 5000miles, 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.
