There’s a growing chance that an area meteorologists are monitoring in the tropics could develop into a storm around the southeastern United States. If the system comes to fruition, heavy rain, gusty winds and rip currents could hit Florida, coastal Georgia and the Carolinas into the holiday weekend.

Parts of the Mid-Atlantic States — including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and New Jersey — were on alert on Tuesday evening, as a forecast for thunderstorms and heavy rain led to flash flood warnings across the region.

Heavy rain and damaging wind are possible, though a low probability in today's storms in Connecticut, officials say.