Recently designated Tropical Storm Helene could bring heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes to parts of South Carolina. Here’s what to know.

Tropical Storm Helene, predicted to become a hurricane by Thursday when it makes landfall in Florida, will continue to move through the southeastern portion of the United States, resulting in possibly heavy rainfall in parts of Arkansas toward the end of the week, the National Weather Service said.

A weather system expected to become Hurricane Helene could bring tropical-storm-strength winds to coastal Georgia beginning Thursday afternoon.