AL171995 | 1995 season

Opal

La Nina 3FL impact Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification

Formed: 1995-09-27
Dissipated: 1995-10-06
Peak wind: 130 kt
Lifetime category: 4
Min pressure: 916 mb (lifetime)
Florida date: 1995-10-04
Approach: gulf
FL regions: NW3
Center landfall: yes (1)
ENSO (ASO ONI): -0.81
Peak surge (FL): 15 ft (Navarre Beach to Destin)

Surge: storm surge above normal tide, 10-15 ft across the landfall zone. Water marks and dune debris lines including wave effects ranged 10-21 ft per the preliminary report. Source: NHC Preliminary Report; NWS Mobile event summary.

Track

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Intensity

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

NHC Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF, track map inside)

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 26mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.