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Tropical systems threatening Carolinas coast could have impact here

By Lightning Reports, Published: September 27, 2025

The North Carolina mountains could see heavy rain and other stormy conditions from two tropical systems in the Atlantic, although forecasters that confidence is low in the projections at this time. 

Tropical Storm Humberto intensified from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricaneon Friday while the so-called Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine was gaining strength. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency as the storms moved toward the southern coast.

aThe second system is expected to bring "a significant risk" of coastal impacts to the Southeastern coast beginning Sunday and into next week, forecasters say, USA Today reported. Forecasters projected a potential landfall somewhere between North Florida and North Carolina on Wednesday. It's too early to tell whether the storms will hit the N.C. mountains.

"Confidence on potential storm track and intensity remains low so it’s still too early to know the exact impacts, if any. If the storm track were to curve towards the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia, then heavy rainfall and gusty winds could be a concern," the National Weather Service said Friday evening. "Depending on its exact motion and track, Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine could bring impacts such as heavy rainfall and gusty winds Monday into late Tuesday across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. The heavy rainfall threat may linger later into next week but confidence is low at this time.