Ophelia was generating 50 mph winds and is expected to produce up to 8 inches of rain in some parts of North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday.
Portions of the Mid-Atlantic are forecast to get 2-4 inches of rainfall into Sunday, which could create flash, urban and small stream flooding in parts of North Carolina to New Jersey, forecasters said.On Friday, the governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia declared a state of emergency.A tropical storm warning was in effect from east of Cape Lookout, N.C., to Fenwick Island, Del.
The region stretching from Ocracoke Inlet, N.C., to Chincoteague, Va., in Chesapeake Bay south of Colonial Beach, Va., and the Neuse and Pamlico rivers was under a storm surge warning, meaning there is threat of rising water moving inland from the coastline over the next 36 hours. The remainder of Pamlico and Albemarle sounds were under a storm surge watch, meaning the threat of rising water could appear over the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the Neuse and Bay rivers and the Pamlico and Pungo rivers are expected to see floodwaters rise between 3 and 5 feet. The surge could also cause flooding of 2 to 4 feet in the lower Chesapeake Bay and 1 to 3 feet farther up the bay.in most of the U.S. due to more extreme precipitation and sea level rise from climate change.
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