Tropical Storm Ophelia trails: Virginia declares state of emergency as Cyclone 16 hits East Coast with ‘life-threatening waves’ set to pound the Carolinas
- Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency
- Cyclone 16 will become a tropical storm when winds reach 62 km/h
The East Coast is preparing for a potential tropical storm this weekend, which could bring strong winds and life-threatening storm surges.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency ahead of possible Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, which is expected to impact the state starting Friday.
“As this storm has organized and strengthened, it is becoming clear based on the latest forecasts that impacts to the Commonwealth are likely,” Youngkin said.
A menacing tropical storm is threatening to hit the East Coast with strong winds and life-threatening storm surges
“We want to ensure that all communities, especially those with the greatest expected impacts, have the resources they need to respond and recover from the impacts of this storm.”
The weather moving along the coast is called Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 and is expected to become a tropical storm as it approaches the North Carolina coast.
The storm will be named Ophelia once it shows wind speeds of at least 60 kilometers per hour.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a tropical storm warning for areas including Cape Fear, Albemarle and Pamlico Sound in North Carolina, as well as southern Delaware, southeastern Virginia and parts of the Chesapeake Bay.