Savannah, GA – A strengthening tropical system is bearing down on the Southeast U.S. coast, where officials warn of a growing threat of flooding, storm surge, and damaging winds early next week.

The National Weather Service reported Saturday that heavy rainfall is likely from coastal Georgia through the Carolinas and into the southern Mid-Atlantic, raising the risk of flash, urban, and river flooding. At the same time, forecasters say the system approaching the U.S. coastline could be at or near hurricane strength when it makes landfall.

Two systems fueling storm threat

At 5 a.m. EDT, Hurricane Humberto was located near 22.3N 59.3W with maximum sustained winds of 125 knots and gusts up to 150 knots. The Category 4 storm is moving west at 5 knots and is expected to maintain its strength

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