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The 3rd named tempest of the Atlantic play made landfall Sunday morning..
Tropical Storm Chantal has present been downgraded to a tropical slump aft making landfall aboriginal Sunday.
The tempest made landfall adjacent Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center. Its maximum sustained winds person since decreased to 35 mph. Chantal is presently moving to the northbound astatine 9 mph.
As of 11 a.m. ET, the halfway of Chantal was astir 20 miles to the southwest of Lumberton, North Carolina, oregon astir 80 miles westbound of Wilmington, North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.
All tropical tempest warnings person been discontinued and the tempest is expected to dissipate aboriginal today.
An ABC News graphic shows landfall of Tropical Storm Chantal arsenic of astir 5 a.m. connected Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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About an hr aft making landfall astatine astir 4 a.m. ET Chantal had weakened, with sustained winds past of up to 50 mph.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms from Chantal's outer bands proceed to interaction portions of inland South and North Carolina, with the much concentrated showers and thunderstorms from Chantal's interior bands moving from the South and North Carolina coastline inland.
The tropical tempest ticker has been discontinued from Edisto Beach to South Santee River, South Carolina, including Charleston.
An ABC News graphic shows the expected way of Tropical Storm Chantal arsenic of 2 a.m. connected Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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An ABC News graphic shows alerts for Tropical Storm Chantal arsenic of 5 a.m. connected Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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Chantal is expected to proceed to weaken arsenic it moves inland, apt becoming a tropical slump aboriginal contiguous and dissipating by Monday.
The tempest is forecast to nutrient scattered showers, and immoderate areas volition spot dense rainfall and gusty winds from thunderstorms passim the day.
Flood watches stay successful effect astatine slightest until Sunday nighttime from Myrtle Beach to the westbound of Wilmington, North Carolina. Flood watches are expected to widen into parts of inland North Carolina, including Fayetteville and Raleigh, until Monday.
An ABC News graphic shows flood watches for Tropical Storm Chantal arsenic of 5 a.m. connected Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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Chantal, the 3rd named tempest of the Atlantic hurricane season, was forecast to bring 2 to 4 inches of rainfall to portions of the eastbound Carolinas, with isolated amounts of up to 6 inches that could origin flash flooding.
Thunderstorms from the bands of Chantal whitethorn besides nutrient isolated tornadoes, arsenic good arsenic lightning and gusty winds.
The tempest was besides expected to bring insignificant tempest surges to parts of the Carolina coastline, with betwixt 1 to 3 feet of tempest surge imaginable during precocious tide for coastal areas nether the tropical tempest warnings.
