page_title: Timeline of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season / Timeline / October
caption_attribution_description: English: Track map of Hurricane Tanya of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir–Simpson scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below. Saffir–Simpson scale Tropical depression≤38 mph≤62 km/h Category 3111–129 mph178–208 km/h Tropical storm39–73 mph63–118 km/h Category 4130–156 mph209–251 km/h Category 174–95 mph119–153 km/h Category 5≥157 mph≥252 km/h Category 296–110 mph154–177 km/h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression
context_page_description: The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. This Atlantic hurricane season saw a near-record number of named tropical storms. This extremely active season followed four consecutive years in which there was below normal activity. The season officially began on June 1, 1995 and ended on November 30, 1995. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form. The season's first system, Hurricane Allison, developed on June 3; its last, Hurricane Tanya, became extratropical on November 2.
  The season produced 21 tropical cyclones, of which 19 intensified into tropical storms, 11 of which became hurricanes, and five became major hurricanes. The four most notable storms during the season were hurricanes Luis, Marilyn, Opal and Roxanne. Luis caused extensive damage in the northern Leeward Islands in excess of $2.5 billion. Marilyn affected the same area a few days later, causing eight deaths and damages in excess of $2 billion in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
context_section_description: October 2
  12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Opal strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane in the Bay of Campeche about 185 miles (298 km) west of Mérida.
  October 3
  18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Opal strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane.
  October 4
  00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, October 3) – Hurricane Opal strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane.
  10:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Opal strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane about 165 miles (266 km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 916 mbar (27.0 inHg).
  18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Opal weakens to a Category 3 hurricane.
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Eighteen develops from a tropical wave while situated approximately 690 mi (1,110 km) southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
  22:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Opal makes landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
  October 5
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, October 4) – Tropical Storm Noel re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane and again attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 987 mbar (29.1 inHg).
  00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT, October 4) – Hurricane Opal rapidly weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.
  06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Opal weakens to a tropical storm over southern Alabama.
  12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Opal weakens to a tropical depression over southeastern Tennessee.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Eighteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Pablo.
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Opal transitions into an extratropical cyclone while located over northeastern Kentucky.
  October 6
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, October 5) – Hurricane Noel weakens to a tropical storm about 735 miles (1,183 km) southwest of the Azores.
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Pablo attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 994 mbar (29.4 inHg) while located roughly 1,250 miles (2,010 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.
  October 7
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Noel transitions into an extratropical cyclone while located about 340 miles (550 km) southwest of Pico Island, Azores, and is later absorbed into a cold front.
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Nineteen develops from a tropical wave while located just east of the Caribbean coast Nicaragua near the Miskito Cays.
  October 8
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) –  Tropical Storm Pablo weakens to a tropical depression.
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Pablo dissipates while located 155 miles (249 km) east-southeast of Barbados.
  October 9
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, October 8) – Tropical Depression Nineteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Roxanne.
  October 10
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Roxanne intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane about 230 miles (370 km) east-southeast of Cozumel, Quintana Roo.
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Roxanne intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane.
  22:00 UTC (6:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Roxanne intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane just southeast of Cozumel while simultaneously attaining its peak intensity with winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 956 mbar (28.2 inHg).
  October 11
  02:00 UTC (9:00 p.m. CDT, October 10) – Hurricane Roxanne makes landfall near Tulum, Quintana Roo with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
  06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Roxanne weakens to a Category 2 hurricane over the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
  12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Roxanne weakens to a Category 1 hurricane over land.
  October 12
  12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Roxanne weakens to a tropical storm as it emerges into the Bay of Campeche.
  October 14
  12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Roxanne re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane in the Bay of Campeche.
  October 17
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caption: Storm path of Hurricane Tanya
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