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Saturday, September 23, 2023 11:53AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tropical Storm Ophelia has made landfall in North Carolina. The center of Ophelia made landfall early this morning around 6 a.m. just west of Cape Lookout. That is a little farther west than expected from earlier in the week, so the risk of thunderstorms now extends inland too, but not west of the Triangle. WATCH: LIVE TROPICAL STORM CONDITION UPDATES The peak of the storm in…

Tropical Storm Ophelia is bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to North Carolina between Friday afternoon and Saturday. Duke Energy has crews on standby to respond to power outages, especially at the coast.   “Tonight could be busy, our crews will be on standby to restore outages as they occur,” said Duke spokesman Jeff Brooks. The coast will see the biggest impacts Friday night and Saturday as the storm makes landfall, but rain and…

Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday and Saturday will bring rain and storms to North Carolina. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning along the N.C. coast. Friday afternoon, Ophelia was 200 miles south of Cape Hatteras with maximum winds at 50 mph. Ophelia will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast. Locally, we will see rain, gusty winds and some storms. Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency…

Friday, September 22, 2023 7:21PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Gov. Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for the state ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ophelia. Ophelia formed just off the North Carolina coast and is expected to make landfall Friday night or Saturday morning. The storm will bring heavy rain and strong wind to much of the state. The State of Emergency declaration helps activate some emergency services, strengthens price-gouging regulations and…

Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday and Saturday will bring rain and storms to North Carolina. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning along the N.C. coast. On Friday afternoon, Ophelia was 200 miles south of Cape Hatteras with maximum winds at 50 mph. Ophelia will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday and Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, gusty winds and some storms. A WRAL Weather Alert Day…

Tropical Storm Ophelia formed on Friday and is bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to North Carolina between Friday afternoon and Saturday. The coast will see the biggest impacts Friday night and Saturday as the storm makes landfall. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. Impacts in the Triangle will be isolated, but a tropical storm warning is already in effect for some counties east of Raleigh, including Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash,…

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 will strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday, bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to North Carolina between Friday afternoon and Saturday. The coast will see the biggest impacts Friday night and Saturday as the storm makes landfall. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. Impacts in the Triangle will be isolated, but a tropical storm warning is already in effect for some counties east of Raleigh,…

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 on Friday is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia. It could make landfall Saturday in North Carolina. At 11 a.m. on Friday, the system off the coast was 300 miles southeast of Raleigh with maximum winds at 50 mph. The system, which will be named Ophelia, will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday and Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. A…

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 will strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday, bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday afternoon through Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms before the storm makes landfall at the coast Saturday morning. Impacts in the Triangle will be isolated, but a tropical storm warning is already in effect for some counties east of Raleigh, where rain was already falling at noon….

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 on Friday is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia and make landfall in North Carolina. At 8 a.m. on Friday, the system had winds at 50 mph was 364 miles southeast of Raleigh. The system will bring tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to our coast Friday and Saturday. Locally, we will see rain, breezy winds and some storms. Friday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day, but it’s a little…

Friday, September 22, 2023 9:55AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Don’t let the weather fool you as you head out the door this morning, rain and wind are coming later this evening and overnight. Post tropical storm 16 will be a little stronger that originally forecast and is expected to become Tropical Storm Ophelia later today, according to NOAA. Winds east of the Triangle can reach damaging levels on the coast. People who have property and…

Thursday, September 21, 2023 5:04PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The peak of hurricane season is winding down, but the tropics are still active with a system that could have a big impact on the North Carolina coast and areas of the Triangle. Potential tropical cyclone 16 could bring some heavy rain and wind to the Triangle late tomorrow and into Saturday. The heaviest rain will likely be east of I-95 with lesser amounts west of…

The Atlantic Hurricane Season reached its climatological peak on Sept. 10, but that doesn’t necessarily coincide with less activity to come. So far, there have been 14 named storms this season, with the latest storm Nigel strengthening into a hurricane Monday. This makes for an above-average and active season, as we typically don’t reach that number of named storms until November. And with a little over two months left in the season, here’s a broad…

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) — A historic community in North Carolina is reimagining its downtown area in an effort to create an “all-in-one” community. City leaders in Rocky Mount said the focus that the city’s downtown area is receiving is, in part, because of an opportunity that leaders see there. Mayor Sandy Roberson said it started with the construction of their 165,000-square-foot event center. “I’m seeing on weekends as many as 8,000, 10,000 people consistently…

MIAMI — After a deluge of rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes this week, New England is about to face Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system impacted Bermuda, Maine was under its first hurricane watch in 15 years and a state of emergency declared Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills. The water-logged region prepared for 20-foot (6-meter) waves offshore and wind gusts up to 80 mph (129 kph), along with more rain. The hurricane watch applied…