Tropical Storm Ophelia moving inland over North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with wind and rain

Tropical Storm Ophelia lashes US Atlantic coast

NEW YORK, Sept 24 — Tropical Storm Ophelia came ashore yesterday along the Atlantic Coast where it doused the region with torrential downpours and unrelenting winds that caused flooding and widespread power outages. Nearly 8 million people across the Mid-Atlantic — from New York to South Carolina — were under tropical storm, storm surge and flooding warnings as of midday yesterday, the National Weather Service said. After making landfall near Em…

Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland over North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with wind, rain

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.

40+ crashes in central North Carolina as Tropical Storm Ophelia hits; woman injured as tree falls on car

Raleigh police said several of the crashes were on Interstate 440 and Interstate 540.

Coastal North Carolina hit by flooding as Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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 mph (113 kph) at around 6:15 a.m. but was expected to weaken as it moves north Saturday and then shifts northeast on Sunday, …

North Carolina, Virginia hit by Ophelia as storm weakens to tropical depression and moves north

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.

Coastal North Carolina hit by flooding as Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland, up East Coast

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — 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 mph (113 kph) at around 6:15 a.m. but was expected to weaken as it moves north Saturday and then shifts northeast on Sunday, the U.…