Article first published: Sunday, July 06, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Sunday, July 06, 2025, 10 a.m. ET

System type: Tropical depression

System name: Chantal

The tropical depression system was last addressed in a final advisory by the National Hurricane Center at 10 am Sunday. Chantal became a tropical depression with sustained winds of 35 mph after intensifying from a tropical storm. Chantal is now impacting South Carolina. Tropical Depression Chantal is 20 miles southwest of Lumberton North Carolina and 80 miles west of Wilmington North Carolina. Packing maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, it is tracking north at 9 mph.

“… the center of Chantal is expected to move over eastern North Carolina through tonight”, according to analysts. They also said “Additional weakening is expected during the next 24 hours, and the system is expected to degenerate into a trough of low pressure on Monday.”

Today, Chantal found new strength and had evolved from a tropical storm into a tropical depression with sustained winds of 35 mph.

Yesterday (Saturday)

The system strengthened enough to get a name: Tropical Storm Chantal. It found new strength and had evolved from a tropical depression into a tropical storm with sustained winds of 40 mph. Yesterday’s 7 a.m. report was the first to confirm the system’s new name. Northward in North Carolina placed under a tropical storm warning by forecasters.

Changes with this advisory

All Tropical Storm Warnings have been discontinued.

Hazards affecting land

Rainfall. Tropical Depression Chantal will continue to produce heavy rainfall across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with local amounts up to 6 inches, is expected. An elevated risk for flash flooding will continue.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding associated with Tropical Depression Chantal, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf

Tornadoes. An isolated tornado or two is possible today over parts of eastern North Carolina.

Surf. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. east coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so.

A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?ripCurrents

Source: National Hurricane Center