New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- A storm without a name was expected to bring flooding to the East Coast from South Carolina to New Jersey and high winds to New York City over the holiday weekend.

While the storm affecting the eastern U.S. wasn't tropical, two other tropical storms were churning in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, including Tropical Storm Jerry that dumped heavy rain on the northern Leeward Islands. There were rescues and one person died after being swept away by water in the French territory of Guadeloupe, officials said.

Two tropical storms were also in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storm Priscilla dissipated into a remnant low, but what remained was expected to bring heavy rain from coastal Mexico into the U.S. Southwest thr...