Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say

Ophelia, now a tropical depression, is impacting parts of the mid-Atlantic after its landfall early Saturday near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, slammed the coast with heavy rain, strong winds and flooding. The storm came ashore near Emerald Isle with near-hurricane-strength winds of 70 mph (113 kph), but winds weakened as it travelled north with the centre of the storm crossing into Virginia by evening, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Ophelia is expected to sweep northeast Sunday along the mid-Atlantic coast to New Jersey. #Ophelia #TropicalStormOphelia #StormOphelia #NorthCarolina #NewJersey #Storm #TropicalStorm #OpheliaLandfall ~PR.152~ED.102~HT.96~GR.124~