The beaches where swimmers should avoid are in New Hanover, Carteret and Brunswick counties after areas were heavily flooded on Monday, officials said.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 has been designated off the coast of the Carolina Coastline. Expected to become Tropical Storm Helene.

Heavy rainfall and gusty winds clammed parts of the Carolinas on Monday as an offshore low-pressure system inched closer to land.While the center of the low-pressure system remained off the coast, the bulk of the rain and wind associated with the storm pushed ashore,