Hurricane Opal in October 1995 made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. After making landfall, the hurricane quickly downgraded but continued on its path inland, bringing ...
It caused $5.3 billion in damages. In 1995, Hurricane Opal devastated the Florida panhandle before hitting Alabama and Tennessee. The storm caused $5.1 billion worth of damage.
2005’s Wilma and 1995’s Opal. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean temperatures.