Former Tropical Storm Ophelia ’s center of circulation is lodged over the mid-Atlantic states with a large band of showers and a broad area of moisture well to the north. The cool and damp conditions with periods of rain will persist until the remnants of Ophelia move away by late tomorrow.

A tropical storm off the mid-Atlantic coast began dumping rain on parts of North Carolina on Friday and will likely bring more precipitation along with high winds and storm surges to parts of Virginia and Delaware,

The storm had sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and did not pose a threat to land as of Sunday morning, forecasters said.