Hurricane Opal (1995)
Sep 27, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 6, 6:00 PM UTC (9.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 150 mph (130 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 916 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 4, 10:00 PM UTC · 30.3°N 87.1°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 942 mb
Every track point (39)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-09-27 18:00 | TD | 19.1°N 87.3°W | 25 | 1004 | |
| 1995-09-28 00:00 | TD | 19.4°N 87.5°W | 25 | 1004 | |
| 1995-09-28 06:00 | TD | 19.4°N 87.9°W | 25 | 1004 | |
| 1995-09-28 12:00 | TD | 19.3°N 88.2°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1995-09-28 18:00 | TD | 19.3°N 88.4°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1995-09-29 00:00 | TD | 19.4°N 88.4°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1995-09-29 06:00 | TD | 19.5°N 88.4°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1995-09-29 12:00 | TD | 19.6°N 88.3°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1995-09-29 18:00 | TD | 19.8°N 88.2°W | 30 | 1003 | |
| 1995-09-30 00:00 | TD | 20.1°N 88.2°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1995-09-30 06:00 | TD | 20.6°N 88.3°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1995-09-30 12:00 | TS | 21.1°N 88.5°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 1995-09-30 18:00 | TS | 21.4°N 89.1°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1995-10-01 00:00 | TS | 21.3°N 89.9°W | 45 | 994 | |
| 1995-10-01 06:00 | TS | 21.1°N 90.7°W | 45 | 987 | |
| 1995-10-01 12:00 | TS | 20.9°N 91.2°W | 45 | 986 | |
| 1995-10-01 18:00 | TS | 20.8°N 91.6°W | 50 | 985 | |
| 1995-10-02 00:00 | TS | 20.7°N 91.9°W | 55 | 984 | |
| 1995-10-02 06:00 | TS | 20.8°N 92.1°W | 60 | 980 | |
| 1995-10-02 12:00 | HU | 21.0°N 92.3°W | 65 | 973 | |
| 1995-10-02 18:00 | HU | 21.2°N 92.3°W | 65 | 972 | |
| 1995-10-03 00:00 | HU | 21.7°N 92.2°W | 70 | 970 | |
| 1995-10-03 06:00 | HU | 22.2°N 92.0°W | 75 | 969 | |
| 1995-10-03 12:00 | HU | 22.8°N 91.6°W | 80 | 968 | |
| 1995-10-03 18:00 | HU | 23.5°N 91.0°W | 85 | 965 | |
| 1995-10-04 00:00 | HU | 24.5°N 90.1°W | 100 | 953 | |
| 1995-10-04 06:00 | HU | 25.9°N 89.4°W | 110 | 935 | |
| 1995-10-04 10:00 | HU | 26.6°N 88.8°W | 130 | 916 | Peak intensity |
| 1995-10-04 12:00 | HU | 27.3°N 88.5°W | 130 | 919 | |
| 1995-10-04 18:00 | HU | 29.0°N 87.7°W | 110 | 938 | |
| 1995-10-04 22:00 | HU | 30.3°N 87.1°W | 100 | 942 | Landfall |
| 1995-10-05 00:00 | HU | 31.0°N 86.8°W | 80 | 950 | |
| 1995-10-05 06:00 | TS | 33.2°N 86.2°W | 50 | 974 | |
| 1995-10-05 12:00 | TD | 35.4°N 85.7°W | 30 | 982 | |
| 1995-10-05 18:00 | EX | 38.5°N 83.5°W | 40 | 986 | |
| 1995-10-06 00:00 | EX | 40.5°N 82.3°W | 40 | 989 | |
| 1995-10-06 06:00 | EX | 42.0°N 80.5°W | 40 | 991 | |
| 1995-10-06 12:00 | EX | 43.3°N 78.4°W | 35 | 997 | |
| 1995-10-06 18:00 | EX | 44.5°N 76.5°W | 30 | 1002 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.