Tropical Storm Chantal rolled ashore early Sunday, July 6, along the eastern South Carolina coast with pounding rain that could trigger flash flooding.

Tropical Storm Chantal became the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season to hit the United States after it made landfall in South Carolina early Sunday. It isn’t a major threat to land.

Tropical Storm Chantal dumped heavy rain on South Carolina early Sunday before weakening to a depression as it came ashore.