Hurricane Opal was the fifteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Opal formed on September 27 just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Opal moved slowly across the Yucatan Peninsula, emerging into the southern Gulf of Mexico on September 30. Opal moved north-northeast, ultimately attaining Category 4 status with winds of 150 mph. Opal weakened before landfall, however, and it made landfall near Santa Rosa Island, Florida on October 4 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph. Opal dissipated on October 6.
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| - Hurricane Opal was the fifteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Opal formed on September 27 just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Opal moved slowly across the Yucatan Peninsula, emerging into the southern Gulf of Mexico on September 30. Opal moved north-northeast, ultimately attaining Category 4 status with winds of 150 mph. Opal weakened before landfall, however, and it made landfall near Santa Rosa Island, Florida on October 4 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph. Opal dissipated on October 6.
- Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995. Opal was the 9th hurricane of the abnormally active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. It crossed the Yucatán Peninsula while still a tropical depression from September 27, then strengthened northward in the Gulf, becoming the most powerful Category 4 Atlantic hurricane before making a second landfall, October 4, in the Florida Panhandle near Pensacola as a 115-mph (185-km/h) hurricane. Opal devastated the Pensacola/Panhandle area with a 15-ft (5-m) storm surge and travelled up the entire state of Alabama, becoming a tropical storm in Tennessee. Opal also caused heavy damage in the mid-Atlantic states before dissipating.
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| - Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995. Opal was the 9th hurricane of the abnormally active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. It crossed the Yucatán Peninsula while still a tropical depression from September 27, then strengthened northward in the Gulf, becoming the most powerful Category 4 Atlantic hurricane before making a second landfall, October 4, in the Florida Panhandle near Pensacola as a 115-mph (185-km/h) hurricane. Opal devastated the Pensacola/Panhandle area with a 15-ft (5-m) storm surge and travelled up the entire state of Alabama, becoming a tropical storm in Tennessee. Opal also caused heavy damage in the mid-Atlantic states before dissipating. Afterward, 50 people had died from flooding by Opal in Guatemala and Mexico, with another 13 deaths in the United States directly or indirectly related to Opal. Preliminary damage estimates were $3 billion. The name "Opal" was retired in 1996, replaced by "Olga" for the 2001 season.
- Hurricane Opal was the fifteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Opal formed on September 27 just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Opal moved slowly across the Yucatan Peninsula, emerging into the southern Gulf of Mexico on September 30. Opal moved north-northeast, ultimately attaining Category 4 status with winds of 150 mph. Opal weakened before landfall, however, and it made landfall near Santa Rosa Island, Florida on October 4 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph. Opal dissipated on October 6. Opal killed 69 people; 59 direct, 10 indirect. In addition, it caused $3.9 billion (1995 USD) in damage.
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