The Latest: Tropical storm forms off South Carolina’s coast

The Latest on severe weather and flooding around the U.S. (all times local):
5 p.m. EDT
Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed more than 100 miles off South Carolina’s Atlantic coast.
The National Weather Hurricane Center in Miami said Bonnie has top sustained winds of 40 mph by Saturday afternoon. It’s the season’s second-named tropical storm, emerging four days before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Forecasters said Bonnie was about 125 miles south-southeast of