CHARLESTON, S.C. — A storm is moving off the North Carolina coast but forecasters say the chance of it becoming tropical are dropping.
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The National Weather Service continues a tropical storm warning from Surf City to Duck along the Outer Banks.
The weather service has dropped a tropical storm watch that had been in effect from Little River, South Carolina, to Surf City.
At 8 a.m., the storm was about 15 miles southeast of Wilmington and is moving northeast about 15 mph. Highest winds were 40 mph.
Forecasters say the storm is expected to move along the North Carolina coast Tuesday before heading out to sea Tuesday night.
The system could bring up to 3 inches of rain to eastern North Carolina and Virginia.
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