Even though Ophelia was downgraded Saturday night, meteorologists warned that swells generated by the storm would affect the East Coast for the rest of the weekend.
Visitors walk the boardwalk of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront during Tropical Storm Ophelia on Sept. 23, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Va. | John C. Clark/AP PhotoNearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said.
The National Weather Service said numerous communities reported coastal flooding. A video posted on the agency’s Mount Holly site said many streets were flooded in Brielle, New Jersey, during high tide. Some flooding and road closures were also reported in coastal Delaware. Even before making landfall, Ophelia proved treacherous enough that five people, including three children, had to be rescued Friday night by the Coast Guard. They were aboard a 38-foot catamaran stuck in choppy water and strong winds while anchored off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.
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