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

A potential tropical system brought heavy rain to North Carolina and Tropical Depression Gordo could re-intensify into a tropical storm this week.

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.