GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tropical Storm Ophelia has moved inland near Atlantic Beach and Morehead City with 70 mph winds and higher gusts. The WFMY News 2 Weather Team is tracking the storm.
Tropical Storm Warnings for the NC Coast and parts of the Coastal Plain as TS Ophelia moves inland.
Tropical Rainfall Forecast
With Ophelia tracking mostly across eastern North Carolina, the heaviest rain is expected to remain east of I-95. Still, we're expecting rainfall to move across parts of the Piedmont as well.
As of right now, rain totals of 1-3" are likely to be widespread east of Raleigh. Highest totals along the coast could exceed 4" in some cases.
Here in the Piedmont-Triad are we much more on the edge of the rainfall. For us, we are expecting less than an inch of rain. Areas west of Winston-Salem may not see much of any rain at all. Overall, a half inch or less is likely for most of our Triad area falling between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.
Tropical Wind Forecast
Wind gusts of 25-35 mph are possible across our entire area starting Friday afternoon and lasting through Saturday evening. Higher wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible especially east of Greensboro and closer to Raleigh.
Along the coastal area, wind gusts of over 40 mph are likely. In fact, some beaches could clock gusts well over 50 or 60 mph at times in the height of the storm.
Triad Weekend Forecast
Bottom line, we have some dreary weather on the way.
Clouds will increase throughout the day Friday. It will get windy by the afternoon with gusts of 20-30 mph. Rain could begin as early as Friday evening, moving from east to west into our area.
Showers will continue on Saturday morning but taper off by Saturday afternoon. Clouds will remain thick, and winds will stay gusty in the 20-30 mph range with a few higher gusts.
Conditions will improve. Sunday will be a good day for outdoor activities with highs in the 70s and good amounts of sunshine.
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