Tropical Storm Chantal formed on Saturday morning, about 150 miles from the coast of South Carolina, warning of tropical storms for parts of Carolinas.
National weather service Miami stated that the storm was located in the south-south-east of Charleston, South Carolina and was about 240 miles in the south-south-west of Wilmington in Northern Carolina. It had a maximum continuous winds of 40 mph and was moving at a speed of about 2 mph.
The forecasts said the storm is expected to turn to the northeast by Sunday night and the center of the Chantal is expected to go to the banks of South Carolina that day.
NWS said, “Some additional additional stronger is expected to be strong before reaching the Chantal coast.” South Carolina Emergency Management Division Said He hopes that the storm starts affecting the state on Saturday, heavy rains, isolated flash flooding, gusti winds and high -rip streams through Mondays.
NOAA/National Hurricane Center
A tropical storm warning was issued to Cape Fear from the South Santi River in South Carolina, a tropical storm for North Carolina, while a tropical storm watch was released from Edisto Beach to South Santi River.
The forecasts Chantal expects to produce heavy rainfall in parts of the coastal plain of Carolinas through Mondays, with a total rainfall of two to four inches, with a local amount to six inches. This can cause flash flooding.
The Atlantic storm season is from 1 June to 30 November, with peak activity usually occurs between mid-August and mid-October.
Noaa officials predicted 60% of the “up-general” Atlantic storm season with 13 to 19 designated storms. Six of them are expected to be strong in storms, and three to five may become major storms, the forecasts said.