More than 220,000 Duke Energy customers in North Carolina were still without power Saturday morning as the remnants of Ian — downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Friday afternoon — passed through the state.
Ian will continue to weaken near the North Carolina-Virginia border through late today, according to the 11 a.m. report from the National Hurricane Center.
Photographer Jonathon Gruenke captured images of the cleanup in Raleigh for WUNC.
The crowd-attracting corpse flower plant is known for its powerful stench and huge blooms. Mongo, a 12-year-old corpse flower, finally bloomed at Appalachian State University on Nov. 24.
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the US mid-Atlantic coast. It's expected to deliver heavy rain, flooding and high winds to communities across North Carolina and the Chesapeake Bay.
A tropical storm warning is in effect from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that's headed toward the East Coast.