The first named tropical storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, Chantal, made landfall in the Carolinas on the Fourth of July weekend, ahead of a predicted above-average season. Chantal hit shore on Sunday morning near Myrtle Beach, per CNN, with sustained winds between 50 and 60 mph.

On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.

At least six people were killed as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal descended on central North Carolina, officials said this week. Chantal brought heavy localized flooding to the region, destroying homes and businesses throughout Orange,

Tropical Storm Chantal caused widespread flooding in Orange County dealing a blow to towns already squeezed by dwindling state and federal support.

According to the city, the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant is still being repaired due to the tropical storm.

Chantal, now a tropical depression, is expected to bring heavy rainfall to multiple states along the east coast on Monday, July 7.

Tropical Storm Chantal might have had the perfect recipe for catching people unawares: It formed rapidly (only reaching tropical storm status on Saturday) over a holiday weekend and moved slowly while dropping torrential rain.

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of. Chantal is now a post-tropical cyclone, according to the last advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 a.m. ET.