Tropical storm Ophelia approaches North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, U.S. in this image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-East weather satellite, September 22, 2023.
NOAA/Handout REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ophelia came ashore on Saturday 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 on Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
After making landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina around 6:15 a.m. EDT (10:15 UTC), Ophelia was moving inland on a northerly path as it dumped heavy downpours and whipped strong winds in its wake.
By midday, more than 65,000 homes and businesses in the North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and were without power, according to Poweroutage.com.
Persons:
Ophelia, Bryce Shelton, Brendan O'Brien, Franklin Paul
Organizations:
National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Handout REUTERS, National Weather Service, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson
Locations:
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, U.S, New York, Emerald Isle , North Carolina, Washington , North Carolina, In Virginia, North Carolina , Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Chicago