The US East Coast is under a tropical storm warning with landfall forecast in North Carolina

MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says a storm off the eastern U.S. will deliver tropical storm conditions to the coast of North Carolina. The storm was forecast to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday. The center reports the storm, currently designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, is located located about 330 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and about 325 miles south Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It’s moving north around 14 mph with top sustained winds of 50 mph. Storm surges between 3 and 5 feet are forecast for parts of North Carolina with localized rainfall up to 7 inches in some places.