Tropical storm tracker: Cyclone in Atlantic could hit Carolinas Monday

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two separate disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean to start the week.

A potential tropical cyclone off the coast of the Carolinas served as the most immediate threat to U.S. residents, with the storm about 125 miles east, southeast of Charleston, South Carolina as of Sunday evening.

The disturbance was expected to creep northeast toward the coast at about 7 mph through the day Monday.Maximum sustained winds were about 45 mph on Sunday evening, with some strengthening expected before landfall.

The storm is expected to bring heavy winds, storm surge and up to 8 inches of rain to the Carolinas along with the threat of tornadoes Monday.

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Tropical Depression Gordon is further out in the Atlantic, about 1,100 miles east of the northern Leeward islands.

The storm is moving to the west at about 8 mph and is expected to take a "west to west-southwest" motion over the next few days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is "forecast to slow down considerably through the middle of the week," the Sunday evening update said.

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