The first tropical storm of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season formed on Tuesday and could affect North and South Carolina in the United States as a hurricane by Thursday.
Tropical Storm Arthur strengthened after it became a tropical depression late Monoday off the coast of Florida.
The system is moving with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, and tropical-storm-force winds extend 45 miles from its centre.
The National Hurricane Centre said the storm is located about 95 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral.
A tropical storm watch has been issued for the coast of east-central Florida from Fort Pierce north to Flagler Beach and the storm is expected to produce 1 to 3 inches of rain in the watch area later on Tuesday.
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Tropical Storm Arthur forms off Florida coast
