Warnings have been issued all along the coast, from Cape Fear, North Carolina, up to Fenwick Island, Delaware.
Tropical Storm Ophelia will hit the mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S. with high winds and potentially life-threatening storm surge over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.
A Hurricane Watch was issued for the coast of North Carolina from Surf City to Ocracoke Inlet, meaning conditions could be more similar to a hurricane in that area. Tropical Storm Ophelia could produce up to 6 feet of storm surge in some areas, like Neuse River and Pamlico River in North Carolina. The surge could reach up to 4 feet along the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound, the center said.
The center said the combination of a dangerous storm surge with the tide will cause areas that are normally dry near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shore.
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