Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of the Southeast as the disturbance unleashes heavy, flooding rains.

ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks where this storm is heading next after bringing more than 18 inches of rain to parts of North and South Carolina.

A severe storm system that's taking aim at the Mid-Atlantic has flooded the Carolinas with "historic" rains, inundating homes, stranding vehicles and prompting water rescues. The big picture: Flash flood and tropical storm warnings were in effect for portions of North and South Carolina Monday into Tuesday due to the unnamed system that the National Hurricane Center referred to as Potential Tropical Cyclone 8,

People were told to stay home and schools remain closed Tuesday in parts of coastal N​orth Carolina hard hit by a storm that dumped at least 20 inches of rain on some spots. Eme