The storm prompted North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland to declare a state of emergency.
Videos have begun to circulate on social media on Saturday showing the impact of Tropical Storm Ophelia as it continues to travel up the East Coast, producing heavy flooding and powerful winds.
Ophelia began developing as a cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean earlier in the week, and is now forecast to bring a month’s worth of rain to parts of the Eastern United States. At approximately 6:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, the storm made landfall in North Carolina in the Emerald Isle region. According to early numbers reported by CNN, Ophelia took out power to over 70,000 homes and businesses and caused storm surges of roughly three feet. In response, North Carolina declared a state of emergency, as did Maryland and Virginia.
As the storm made its way across land on Saturday morning, videos began to flood onto social media showing its impact.
