A coastal storm is bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and flooding to North Carolina and other parts of the southeast.

Rain is expected to move in Monday in coastal North Carolina, bringing with it the potential for severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.

Tropical storm warnings have been issued from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. The disturbance is being called Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, a designation used by the National Hurricane Center to denote a storm that has not yet formed but is expected to soon and will bring impacts within the 48-hour window that requires alerts to be issued.