Hurricane Opal (1995)

Its precursor and early stages brought heavy rainfall and flooding to Guatemala and Mexico. By 4 October it was a large and intense hurricane with winds of 150 mph, and it went on to cause severe and extensive damage along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States.

Formed (UTC)

1995-09-27

Dissipated (UTC)

1995-10-06

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

130

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

13 in the United States

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1995271N19273

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: atlantic, category 4, gulf coast, flooding, 1995

Coordinates: 30.464345786502324, -87.02956609149899

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 1990 to 1999 seasons

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