Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the Mid-Atlantic

Tropical Storm Ophelia is continuing to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to parts of the Mid-Atlantic after making landfall early Saturday morning near North Carolina’s Emerald Isle on the East coast.

The storm is expected to move deeper inland into North Carolina Saturday morning and then north into southeastern Virginia and the northeastern states. It’s currently located about 75 miles north-northwest of Cape Lookout, North Carolina along the coast and has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.