The Carolinas and Southeast are being threatened Monday by a tropical cyclone that’s brought life-threatening flash flooding and tropical storm force wind gusts to North Carolina, forcing multiple schools to shut for the day.

An area of heavy rain and thunderstorms off the North Carolina and South Carolina coastlines Monday morning, designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 (or PTC 8 for short), is the next potential Atlantic system that may affect the continental United States.

As a tropical weather system batters the Carolinas with heavy wind, rain and the threat of flooding, how will the cyclone impact the Philadelphia area? Here's what you need to know ahead chances of rain and humidity this week.

You often hear terms like tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane during hurricane season, but “potential tropical cyclone” is a newer term you might not know.

A potential tropical cyclone headed towards the eastern US coast was 100 miles east of Charlestown, South Carolina with 50 mile-per-hour winds at 8 a.m. local time, the US National Hurricane Center said.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight will continue to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the region this evening and overnight.

What used to be Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight continues to bring rounds of heavy rain to parts of the Carolinas. Close to 20" has fallen in parts of North Carolina around Carolina Beach. The only other system being monitored now is in the central Atlantic.

T he National Hurricane Center is tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, which could strengthen into a tropical storm before making landfall in the Carolinas on Monday.

An unnamed system hit the Carolinas hard on Monday, bringing over 20 inches of rain and wind gusts exceeding 70 mph.