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.
Some spots could see up to 10 inches of rain and winds of more than 50 miles per hour that combined were producing storm surge flooding in parts of North Carolina, the service said. "Some areas are even cut-off, seeing water rescue crews moving throughout town just incase the call comes later," storm chaser Bryce Shelton said on X, describing the conditions in the town of 10,000 people.
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