Tropical Storm Chantal began to weaken as it barreled inland across South Carolina early Sunday, July 6, after making landfall, though the storm still brought a threat of flash flooding, possible tornadoes and dangerous rip current conditions.

Tropical Storm Chantal was forecast to make landfall in South Carolina early Sunday, bringing heavy rainfall to the Carolinas. Chantal became a tropical storm Saturday morning about 150 miles off the coast of South Carolina, prompting tropical storm warnings for portions of the Carolinas.

Located about 150 miles south-southeast of the Charleston, South Carolina, Chantal was producing sustained winds of 40 mph and moving north toward the coast leading to a Tropical Storm warning as of 8 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center.