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A storm system near the Bahamas is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda and approach the U.S. East Coast.

A tropical storm watch has been issued for parts of Florida's east coast, with heavy rainfall threatening coastal Georgia and the Carolinas.

Forecasters are uncertain of the storm's long-term track but warn of heavy rainfall early next week from portions of the east coast of Florida northward into the Carolinas.

A storm system near the Bahamas is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda and approach the U.S. East Coast.

Imelda is forecast to develop from Tropical Depression 9 tonight or early Sunday and is bringing significant rainfall to portions of eastern Cuba and the Bahamas., according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is expected to trac

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