Ophelia is forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and coastal flooding from Carolinas all the way to southern New England.
A widespread 1-3"+ for the I-95 metro and areas northwest. Much of Delaware and South Jersey will pick up 2-4" with some locally higher amounts.Gusts of 35-45 mph are possible along the I-95 corridor. The strongest winds will be at the shore with 50-60 mph gusts possible. This can lead to power outages and trees down. A high wind warning goes into effect at the Jersey shore and Delaware beaches at midnight and continues through 8 p.m. Saturday.
"We're expecting one tide cycle," said Evans. "So, what we've been doing is we've been getting all our high-water vehicles ready to go. Our public safety agencies have all been alert, looking at our staffing issues and making sure our equipment is up to par.""We always ask people please secure - whether it's lawn furniture, deck furniture - things that are loose or hanging in your homes," said Evans.
Portions of the festival will be moved to indoor venues on Saturday as Ophelia is expected to hit. Officials are anticipating some level of flooding on Saturday afternoon. "They are basically just going in there cleaning out debris, trash, this time of year, leaves, just making sure it's able to take as much water as it can," said Brian Rademaekers with the Philadelphia Water Department.More Videos
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