Article first published: Saturday, July 05, 2025, 4 a.m. ET
System type: Tropical depression
According to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 am Saturday advisory, the tropical depression is currently in the Atlantic Ocean, 160 miles south-southeast of Charleston South Carolina and 240 miles south of Wilmington North Carolina. With maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, it is moving to the north-northeast at 2 mph.
Eastward placed under a tropical storm watch by forecasters.
Forecasters alert: a tropical storm watch in effect for portions of South Carolina.
Changes with this advisory
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued from Little River Inlet to Cape Fear, North Carolina.
Watches and warnings currently in effect
• Tropical Storm Watch for Edisto Beach, SC to Cape Fear, NC
Meaning of the different watches and warnings
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
Interests elsewhere along the southeast coast of the United States should monitor the progress of this system. Additional warnings and watches will likely be required for portions of this area later today.
Hazards affecting land
Wind. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area beginning this evening or early Sunday.
Rainfall. Tropical Depression Three is expected to produce heavy rainfall across portions of the coastal plain of the Carolinas today through Monday. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with local amounts to 6 inches, is expected. This would result in an elevated risk for flash flooding.
For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding associated with Tropical Depression Three, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf
Storm surge. A storm surge of 1 to 2 ft above ground level could occur along the coast in the tropical storm watch area in areas of onshore flow.
Surf. The depression is expected to bring rough surf and rip currents to much of the southeastern United States coastline north of northeastern Florida during the next couple of days.
A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found at: hurricanes.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/? RipCurrents
Source: National Hurricane Center