Tropical storm alerts have been posted and at least one state has declared a pre-emptive state of emergency as a looming storm system is on its way to becoming future Hurricane Imelda, bringing the potential threat of heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the Southeast.

L was identified as Potential Tropical Cyclone #9 on Friday afternoon, located around southeast parts of Cuba and The Bahamas. It's moving west-northwest at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.

Invest 94L southeast of Florida in the Caribbean is expected to become a tropical depression over the weekend.

Several models show the storm making landfall in South Carolina, with a few tracks showing the possibility of the remnants moving over Alabama.

More tropical trouble is brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, with a new storm that could take aim at the US Southeast early next week poised to join Hurricane Humberto by Saturday. But unlike Humberto, this one could go on to make a direct impact and leave little time to prepare.

Meteorologists have issued new alerts as two active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic raise the risk of a rare Fujiwhara Effect, where the systems could interact and potentially merge into a massive storm,