Maryland weather: Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall; waterfront areas brace for flooding

The tropical storm that led to the Saturday cancellation of Baltimore's Artscape and other events is bringing rain across Central Maryland. As the ...

September 23, 2023
8:50 PM

The tropical storm that led to the Saturday cancellation of Baltimore's Artscape and other events is bringing rain across Central Maryland. As the storm progresses, areas near the Chesapeake Bay braced for potential flooding as high tide approaches. Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in the North Carolina early Saturday, lashing coastal areas with damaging winds and dangerous surges of water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Radar, hurricane hunter aircraft and observers on the ground found that Ophelia's center came ashore at around 6:15 a.

Dillon Mullan