Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia have experienced flooding after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous
Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges.
By BRIAN WITTE and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges. The storm came ashore near Emerald Isle with near-hurricane-strength winds of 70 […]
Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds, and the threat of flooding to coastal North Carolina and Virginia. The storm has weakened since making landfall, but residents should still expect strong winds and heavy rain throughout the weekend. Power outages have been reported in several eastern counties of North Carolina, and storm surge warnings are in effect in some areas.