The post-tropical low could lead to coastal flooding and flash floods in the mid-Atlantic area, experts warned.
Tropical Storm Ophelia was downgraded to a post-tropical low on Saturday night but continued to pose a threat of coastal flooding and flash floods in the mid-Atlantic region, the US National Hurricane Centre has said.
Ophelia, reduced to a weak form of a tropical storm, was located about 30 miles south/south-west of Richmond, Virginia, and about 85 miles south-east of Charlottesville, Virginia, late on Saturday, officials said.Coastal flood warnings and flood watches remained in effect for portions of the region, the centre said.“The centre of Ophelia is expected to turn toward the north/north-east and north-east, moving across eastern Virginia and the Delmarva peninsula through Sunday,” the centre said.
Some New Jersey shore communities, including Sea Isle City, had already experienced flooding on Saturday. Philippe Papin, a hurricane specialist with the centre, said the primary risk of the storm system going forward will be the threat of floods from the rain.
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