Tropical Storm Ophelia has made landfall in North Carolina.

The National Hurricane Center said the center of Ophelia moved onshore near Emerald Isle, N.C., around 5:15 a.m. CDT Saturday with winds estimated at 70 mph.

The storm was continuing to move inland on Saturday and was on a path to the north-northwest at 9 mph, the hurricane center said.

The hurricane center expects Ophelia to spread wind and rain across eastern North Carolina, southeastern Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula the rest of today and Sunday.

Ophelia is expected to weaken through the rest of the weekend and lose its tropical features tonight or Sunday morning.

The storm could bring a 4- to 6-foot storm surge to area rivers and a 2- to 4-foot surge along the coast.

Ophelia could also drop 3 to 5 inches of rain along the coast or inland over the next few days, and a tornado or two will be possible. The Storm Prediction Center has a Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather for part of eastern North Carolina today.

Ophelia isn’t the only storm being tracked. The hurricane center was also watching a tropical wave far to the southeast in the central Atlantic. It could become a tropical depression as soon as today as it tracks to the west-northwest.

That track will take it in the general direction of the Caribbean. It could track to the north of the islands, but it is too soon to say for sure.

The next name on the 2023 storm list is Philippe.