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Post-Tropical Cyclone Ophelia Weakening

Post tropical cyclone Ophelia is forecast to continue reeking today, weakening today after bringing heavy rain and winds to the east coast. Over the weekend, the storm made landfall in North Carolina at near hurricane strength in North Carolina and Virginia. 70,000 households lost power. According to power outage dot us, five people had to be rescued by the coast guard after getting stranded in choppy waters. The storm then moved north causing heavy rainfall and flash flooding along the mid Atlantic coast. Over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center has discontinued warnings for Ophelia.