Tropical Storm Bertha formed Wednesday morning off the coast of South Carolina.
The National Hurricane Center said Bertha is expected to bring heavy rain throughout the Carolinas.
It is the second named storm before hurricane season officially begins June 1.
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Since the weekend, the system has brought widespread showers and thunderstorms across the Sunshine State.
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South Carolina and parts of North Carolina are in for a rough day Wednesday, with very heavy rainfall and very gusty winds. There is no direct threat to Florida as the system has already passed over the state.
UPDATE: 725 am 5/27: Radar indicates that a low just offshore the SC coast has recently become significantly better organized. If these trends continue, then this system is likely to become a tropical storm before it moves inland later today. More: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb (1/2) pic.twitter.com/88YCBzegmO
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) May 27, 2020
The rest of the tropics remain quiet at this time.
