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Tropical Storm Ophelia Makes Landfall in North Carolina's Coastal AreasKendall Warner—The Virginian Pilot / APANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall on the North Carolina coast early Saturday, lashing coastal areas with damaging winds and dangerous surges of water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Ophelia is expected to turn north Saturday and then shift northeast on Sunday. The storm promised a weekend of windy conditions and heavy rain up to 7 inches in parts of North Carolina and Virginia and 2 to 4 inches in the rest of the mid-Atlantic region through Sunday. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared a state of emergency Friday as some schools closed early and several weekend events were canceled.
The North Carolina Ferry System on Friday suspended service on all routes until conditions improve, officials said.“We want to ensure that all communities, particularly those with the greatest anticipated impact, have the resources they need to respond and recover from the effects of this storm,” Youngkin said, encouraging residents to prepare emergency kits and follow weather forecasts closely.
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