Around 9:30 tonight, CDT, the eye of Hurricane Ophelia was about 30 miles south of Cape Lookout, N.C. The eye will pass over or very near Cape Lookout. The north eyewall will continue to pass over Coastal North Carolina and the Outer Banks tonight and much of Thursday.
Some late notes:
* Significant flooding in Wilmington
* Wind gusts 70 mph on Cedar Island at 9:10 pm
* Seven-foot storm surge (soundside) at Salter Path with three feet of water in the Crab Shack Restaurant
* Four-foot storm surge at Morehood City
* Six-foot storm surge at Beaufort with four feet of water on Front Street
* At one point, Cape Lookout had sustained winds of 75 mph with gusts to 92
SPOT REPORTS
Cape Hatteras...light rain, wind NE 32, gusts 41
Wilmington...cloudy, wind NW 30, gusts 43
Cape Lookout...wind east 60, gusts 67
Diamond Shoals...wind SE 47 with 17 foot waves
Some late notes:
* Significant flooding in Wilmington
* Wind gusts 70 mph on Cedar Island at 9:10 pm
* Seven-foot storm surge (soundside) at Salter Path with three feet of water in the Crab Shack Restaurant
* Four-foot storm surge at Morehood City
* Six-foot storm surge at Beaufort with four feet of water on Front Street
* At one point, Cape Lookout had sustained winds of 75 mph with gusts to 92
SPOT REPORTS
Cape Hatteras...light rain, wind NE 32, gusts 41
Wilmington...cloudy, wind NW 30, gusts 43
Cape Lookout...wind east 60, gusts 67
Diamond Shoals...wind SE 47 with 17 foot waves