What is Hurricane Ophelia (2017)?
'''Hurricane Ophelia''' (known as '''Storm Ophelia''' in the [[United Kingdom]]) was an Atlantic [[tropical cyclone]] in October 2017. The storm affected the United Kingdom, [[Ireland]] and [[France]]. Ophelia was the 10th consecutive hurricane and the 6th major hurricane of 2017. The storm formed on 9 October. She peaked at Category 3 status. Ophelia took three lives directly and another 45 lives indirectly. Damage from the storm was more than $70 million [[United States Dollar|USD]]. The storm also affected [[Russia]], [[Norway]] and [[Finland]]. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ophelia}} [[Category:2017 Atlantic hurricane season]] [[Category:Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:2017 in Europe]] [[Category:October 2017 events]]