Storm Ophelia was so unusual, it was literally off the charts

Over the weekend, post-tropical cyclone Ophelia hit an unusual place, Ireland — so unusual that a graphic depicting the storm’s high-speed winds was abruptly cut off. That's because so few tropical cyclones travel so far northeast that the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) doesn't include the area in its wind forecast graphics.Ophelia started out in the North Atlantic as a tropical cyclone that gathered strength as it traveled northeast, briefly becoming a Category 3 hurricane. The