CO2: 419.68 ppmA name is given to a subtropical storm, just like a tropical cyclone, but they don’t always become tropical storms or hurricanes.
A tropical storm off the mid-Atlantic coast began dumping rain on parts of North Carolina on Friday and will likely bring more precipitation along with high winds and storm surges to parts of Virginia and Delaware, the National Weather Service said.
Tropical Storm Ophelia came ashore on Saturday along the Atlantic Coast where it doused the region with torrential downpours and unrelenting winds that caused flooding and widespread power outages.
Ophelia, downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, brought more rain and wind as it moved along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, forecasters said on Sunday.
Storm is expected to weaken is it moves northeast
Storm surges up to six feet forecast along areas of North Carolina and Virginia coasts
Areas of North Carolina and Virginia could get hit with up to seven inches of rain
U.S. government scientists also reported a fifth consecutive monthly record for global sea surface temperatures..