Tropical Storm Chantal is now a tropical depression, according to the National Hurricane Center on Sunday, July 6.

Crews in North Carolina are "overwhelmed" with water rescues and search efforts after Tropical Depression Chantal made landfall on Sunday.

Tropical Depression Chantal battered central North Carolina Sunday night, leaving tens of thousands without power across the region. (Representational image) Tropical Depression Chantal causes flash flooding and power outages in North Carolina.

Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, at approximately 4 a.m. July 6 and is moving inland over northeastern South Carolina.

As of Friday night, Tropical Depression Three is crawling northward at just 2 mph. A slow northward movement continued Friday night before a turn to the northwest on Saturday. This motion is expected to bring the center of the storm into the South Carolina coast by early Sunday.

Flash flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal caused severe disruption in central North Carolina, prompting evacuations in Mebane and Chapel Hill.

Watches and warnings: A tropical storm watch has been issued from South Carolina's Edisto Beach to Little River Inlet. This menas tropical storm conditions are possible in the next 48 hours.