Southeast U.S. braces for heavy rains from a potential tropical storm

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(National Hurricane Center)Parts of the southeastern United States have begun bracing for the impacts of a potential tropical storm, just one year after Hurricane Helene tore through the region leaving casualties and calamity in its wake. (National Hurricane Center)By the time it lands stateside, the agency warned, it could have strengthened considerably more. The southeastern United States has thus far been spared the brunt of the year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricanes Gabrielle and Humberto have formed over the ocean but are not considered threats to the United States. Hotter ocean temperatures breed bigger, more intense storms, which in turn can cause more severe flooding, infrastructure damage and loss of life.