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Two men died in separate incidents after suffering fatal injuries while carrying out repairs to damage caused by Ophelia and Storm Brian. In Cork, a man died after he fell while working on a shed roof, and in County Wicklow another man died after falling from a ladder while carrying out repairs to his farm shed. [47]
The highest storm surge was 3.67 ft (1.12 m) above mean sea level at Sewell's Point, Virginia. [15] Tropical storm‑force winds from Ophelia downed trees and power lines and caused sporadic property damage along its path. [16] [18] [19] Five people were rescued in a sailing vessel in coastal North Carolina. [20]
Ophelia's storm surge proved damaging in some communities. Rigsby captured footage of major damage in Washington, North Carolina, on Saturday afternoon, where storm surge and wind had left their mark.
On September 29, 2023, heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of the New York metropolitan area and surrounding areas in the United States. The floods were caused by a low-pressure area that had absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia, which then stalled over the New York City area.
Tropical Storm Ophelia is heading up the East Coast after making landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, early Saturday, delivering heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding well beyond ...
Hurricane Ophelia was the most intense hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.The seventeenth tropical cyclone, sixteenth tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane, Ophelia originated in a tropical wave in the central Atlantic, forming approximately midway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles on September 17.
Radar snapshots of Ophelia on Saturday helped to illustrate the storm's far-reaching effects across the eastern United States. Although the center of circulation was located over eastern N
Ophelia unleashed flooding and dangerous seas as it slammed into North Carolina on Saturday and then continued to trek north and northeastward through the mid-Atlantic over the weekend, losing ...