ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Claudette is causing heavy rains and tropical-storm-force winds along portions of the northern Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center update at 11 a.m. EST.
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for a portion of the North Carolina coast from Cape Fear to Duck, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.
The tropical storm keeps moving northeast with its maximum sustained winds at 40 mph and tropical-storm-force winds expanding outward up to 205 miles east of the center, according to the NHC report.