re: #78 FormerDirtDart

Apparently tropical cyclones do impact Europe relatively regularly, but rarely have storms retained hurricane strength by the time of their arrival.

#Ophelia now has 100 mph winds - the strongest an Atlantic hurricane has been this far east (35.5°W) this late in calendar year on record. pic.twitter.com/6NPJvp2jCP

— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) October 12, 2017