New Yorkers should prepare for heavy rainfall and high winds this weekend as a potential tropical cyclone makes its way up the East Coast. Heavy rainfall is expected to start early Friday evening for some parts of the state and are expected to continue into Saturday.

Ophelia was expected to make landfall in North Carolina Saturday morning, bringing dangerous winds up to 70 mph and violent surges of water, the weather service said. Around 8 inches of rain are possible throughout eastern North Carolina and southeast Virginia, according to the weather service