There is a 70 percent chance of the system becoming a tropical storm within the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center said.

While Tropical Storm Helene missed Myrtle Beach, parts of the area is still likely to flood this week. Here’s the where and the why.

A severe storm system that's taking aim at the Mid-Atlantic has flooded the Carolinas with "historic" rains, inundating homes, stranding vehicles and prompting water rescues. The big picture: Flash flood and tropical storm warnings were in effect for portions of North and South Carolina Monday into Tuesday due to the unnamed system that the National Hurricane Center referred to as Potential Tropical Cyclone 8,