Tropical Storm Ophelia continues to impact North Carolina, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.
We're seeing flooding, power outages and storm damage across the state.
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Thousands of Triangle residents lose power
At it's peak, more than 27,000 Duke Energy customers were without power in central across central North Carolina.
As of 10 p.m., Duke Energy reported less than 200 customers are still without power in the Triangle, with the bulk of the outages being in Durham.
One outage was caused when a power line snapped and caught fire in Carteret County.
Tree falls on Chapel Hill home
One Chapel Hill family woke up Saturday morning to a not-so-pleasant surprise when a tree fell down and crashed through the bedroom ceiling.
Luckily no one was hurt.
Downed trees across NC roads
There have been numerous reports of downed trees blocking roads.
On U.S. Highway 117 there was a tree completely blocking the road.
Early Saturday morning, several trees were blocking Creedmoor Road in Raleigh.
In a Cary neighborhood, a tree came crashing down near Tyron Road.
Water rescues
Along U.S. 17 and on the Coast, emergency workers performed water rescues for people who traveled on flooded roads.
One drive slid under water while on his way to deliver a pizza Friday night.
"Unfortunately, I don't think the people got their pizza, but he's doing good," said one emergency worker.
The Swift Water Rescue Teams from the Triangle went to the flooded areas in the east to assist emergency crews.
"Sometime they are a big issue, sometimes they're not," said one Swift Team member. "We try to be ahead of the game and get things ready so that we're prepared."
The swells have subsided near Wrightsville Beach, but ocean rescue said the risk for rip currents remains and are asking people to remain cautious about going into the water.
At Cape Lookout, the Coast Guard rescued five people Friday night from a a 38-foot catamaran.
The Coast Guard said the seas at the time were swelling to 10 feet.
In Greenville, A police officer rescued a dog tied to a fence from rising flood waters Saturday.