Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to produce heavy rainfall across portions of the coastal plain of the Carolinas through Monday. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with local amounts up to 6 inches, is expected. This rainfall will result in an elevated risk for flash flooding.

Tropical Storm Chantal formed on Saturday as it slowly moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.

ATLANTA — Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, early Sunday morning. It is the third named system of the Atlantic hurricane season and the first to make landfall along the continental U.S.