Hurricane Opal started its life as a tropical depression ... southeast Tennessee and became extratropical over the Ohio River Valley on Oct. 5. Many along the Gulf Coast woke up to terrifying ...

The Tennessee Valley is often impacted by tropical ... Opal’s track and intensity (Source: NHC/NOAA) Opal was a category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 115 mph as it moved ...

Hurricane Opal in 1995 began its life as a depression off the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula. It moved northwestward over land for three days before emerging into the Gulf as Tropical Storm ...

several veterans in 11Alive’s newsroom brought up Hurricane Opal -- a 1995 hurricane that took a similar path. Back then, the Category 4 storm smashed into the Florida panhandle with 150 mph ...

Twenty-three years ago, in 1995, another major October hurricane battered the Florida Panhandle: Opal. The similarities between the two storms are striking — both with respect to where they ...

several storm veterans in the comment section on Facebook brought up Hurricane Opal -- a 1995 hurricane that took a similar path. Back then, the Category 4 storm smashed into the Florida panhandle ...

On Oct. 4, 1995, Hurricane Opal brought 70 mph winds and knocked down 300-plus trees throughout Columbus and Fort Moore, according to the Ledger’s archive. Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Michael in ...

Hurricane Opal in October 1995 made landfall on the ... of rain to parts of Knoxville and surrounding areas. The Tennessee Valley Authority reported flood control issues due to swollen rivers ...

Hurricane Opal caused about $2.1 billion in damages in Florida alone. A total of 63 people were killed in Guatemala, Mexico, Florida, up the Ohio River Valley, and even Ontario Canada.