hurricane hurricane fifteenth named tropical cyclone eighth hurricane atlantic hurricane season long lived storm remembered erratic extremely slow track east_coast united_states alternating times tropical storm hurricane intensity caused damage beach erosion united_states coastline florida north_carolina closest approach occurring september western eyewall crossing land eye remaining offshore minimal damage erosion reported atlantic_canada hit tropical storm extratropical transition september meteorological history september non tropical low northern bahamas organized formed tropical depression sixteen grand shortly forming depression moved moved north parallel florida coastline computer models initially predicted distinct possibilities storm future models indicating storm cross florida enter gulf_of_mexico indicated stay offshore northeast official forecast national_hurricane_center followed set guidance low confidence storm strengthened early september hurricane briefly day september september fluctuated strength downgraded tropical storm regain hurricane intensity times time moved slowly northeasterly direction nhc continued struggle predict forecasts generally calling landfall east coast united_states forecasters indicated possibility strengthen category strength felt unlikely september storm completed clockwise loop adopted north westerly motion north_carolina moving slowly dropped hurricane strength inner core convection collapsed possibly passing cooler water earlier track regained hurricane strength warm waters collapse inner core convection hurricane acquired unusually large eye miles soon reached peak strength mph winds northern western eyewall passed coastal areas north_carolina september strongest winds remained offshore moved past cape_hatteras turned east wind shear increased september weakened tropical storm time turned northeast brushed past massachusetts day approached nova scotia september storm extratropical maintained strength landfall extreme eastern portion province extratropical storm passed southern newfoundland later day finally dissipated september north_sea preparations soon tropical depression sixteen formed september government bahamas issued tropical storm warning northwestern bahamas national_hurricane_center issued tropical storm warning east florida coastline september forecasts indicating landfall south_carolina hurricane nhc issued hurricane watch coastline carolinas storm neared watch upgraded warning areas closest predicted route storm roughly tourists local residents evacuated inland shelters mandatory evacuation order issued island predicted pass near southeast new_england nhc issued tropical storm warnings south massachusetts rhode_island coastlines atlantic_canada considerable preparations taken primarily memories hurricane juan season caught authorities guard prompted tropical storm warnings canceled extratropical impact aftermath closest approach land near september caused moderate beach erosion florida georgia south_carolina average swells affected region days storm offshore lines associated storm brought moderate heavy rains high winds mph isolated thunderstorms northeastern coast florida rain fell areas recorded hour span september september torrential rainfall measured led moderate street flooding especially poorly drained secondary roads florida erosion endangered foundation highway dump trucks brought road rocks sand man drowned caught rough seas associated north_carolina moved extremely slowly north_carolina causing storm drop inches rain coastal areas highest measured inches registered addition storm feet recorded particularly low lying sound storm peak customers power coastal north_carolina indirect fatality reported traffic accident related direct deaths recorded damage heaviest north_carolina near community despite category storm buildings suffered significant damage result storm surge described worse compared nearly significant damage occurred sound facing mainland addition piers boats damaged destroyed storm surge damage generally lighter mainland overall structural damage relatively light considerable flooding reported wilmington area damage initially estimated billion final analysis dropped million usd million usd october president declared state emergency counties north_carolina result new_england canada new_england canada overall damage minimal brief sporadic power outages reported indirect storm related fatality reported nova scotia result person falling minor roof repairs newfoundland inches millimeters rain fell parts eastern region province
Hurricane Ophelia (2005)