Waves Lash Pier in Nags Head During Ophelia Storm Surge

Waves lashed the Outer Banks Fishing Pier off the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina, as Tropical Storm Ophelia generated a storm surge on September 22. https://www.facebook.com/wessnyderphotography/videos/871614760988550/ Footage captured by Wesley Snyder, owner of https://www.facebook.com/wessnyderphotography Wes Snyder Photography , shows large waves slamming into the pier and water surging close to the Bodie Island Lighthouse. https://newswire.storyful.com/collections/tropical-storm-ophelia-september-2023_6850 Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall on Saturday, September 23, and brought "widespread heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and significant river and storm surge flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina," according to a storm overview by the https://www.weather.gov/mhx/OpheliaReview2023" title="NWS National Weather Service . (Footage by Wes Snyder Photography/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)