Heavy rainfall and gusty winds are hitting portions of the Carolinas Monday morning as a system that could become Tropical Storm Helene draws closer.

The Carolinas are under a tropical storm warning Sunday due to a low-pressure system swirling off the coast, which forecasters warned could fuel days of high winds, heavy downpour

A sneaky ocean rainstorm is poised to strike the Carolinas, bringing ashore strong wind gusts and the risk of coastal and inland flooding to the Mid-Atlantic. The system, which could acquire some tropical characteristics over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream,