Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of South Carolinas

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed disconnected the southeast U.S. coast. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) successful Miami says tropical tempest warnings person been issued for portions of the Carolinas. Tropical tempest conditions are expected successful the affected areas aboriginal Saturday (July 5, 2025).

At 9 a.m. EDT (6:30 p.m. IST), the storm’s halfway was located astir 150 miles (240 kilometres) south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and astir 240 miles (385 kilometres) south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Chantal’s maximum sustained winds were measured astatine 40 mph (65 kph). It was moving northbound astatine 2 mph (4 kph).

The halfway of Chantal is expected to determination crossed the seashore of South Carolina connected Sunday (July 6, 2025) morning, the hurricane halfway said. Some further strengthening is expected earlier Chantal reaches the coast.