The 15th named storm of the season — Ophelia — is lashing the Carolina coast. Host Melinda Penkava checks in with reporters, residents, state and local officials, and others about where Ophelia is located, where she is going, and what damage she is causing. Guests include: Ryan Boyles, meteorologist at the State Climate Office at NSCU; Catherine Welch, news director at WHQR in Wilmington; Susan Clisby, communications manager for the North Carolina State Port Authority; Rusty Jacobs, reporter at North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC; Alton Balance, owner of a bed and breakfast on Ocracoke Island; Frank Tursi, Cape Lookout Coastkeeper; Cynthia Lewis, professor of English at Davidson College. (59:00)