Tropical Storm Chantal has made landfall in South Carolina, in accordance with the Nationwide Hurricane Middle (NHC).
“Chantal is now simply inland in far japanese South Carolina. TS circumstances anticipated within the warning space coast this morning, however heavy rainfall will persist over SC at the moment & NC by way of Monday,” the NHC mentioned in an early morning post on the social platform X.
In response to the Nationwide Climate Service (NWS), components of the northern South Carolina Coast and the southern North Carolina coast are currently under a Tropical Storm Watch in addition to a Flood Watch.
“Heavy rainfall throughout parts of northeastern South Carolina will trigger some flash flooding considerations from Tropical Storm Chantal at the moment and throughout parts of North Carolina by way of Monday. Remoted to scattered flash flooding may happen inside extra urbanized areas,” the NHC mentioned in a Sunday forecast dialogue.
On Saturday, the South Carolina Emergency Administration Division mentioned it was “actively monitoring” Chantal, adding later that its officials have been “working carefully with the members of the State Emergency Response group, the Nationwide Climate Service, and native officers to offer up to date data and steerage on the storm’s potential results.”
Current flooding attributable to thunderstorms in Texas has killed 43 people, authorities mentioned Saturday, with President Trump saying that his administration was working with Texas state and local officials in response to the flooding.