This system, currently dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, is forecast to become Tropical Storm Ophelia as it approaches the coast of North Carolina late this week.
The NWS has upgraded their forecast for a low-pressure system off the east coast of Florida. It is expected to form into Tropical Storm Ophelia and make landfall in NC.
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A brewing tropical storm is threatening the coastal areas of several mid-Atlantic states with strong winds, potentially life-threatening storm surge and torrential rains that may lead to flash flooding from Friday through this weekend.