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The southeastern United States is preparing for Tropical Depression 9, which could make landfall as a hurricane early next week. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency, urging residents to prepare for significant wind, heavy rainfall, and flooding. The storm system, currently over the Caribbean, is forecast to intensify and potentially bring widespread flooding from coastal Georgia through the Carolinas and into the Mid-Atlantic states. This comes a year after Hurricane Helene devastated the region, highlighting concerns about increasingly severe storms due to climate change.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.