tropical depression, Chantal
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Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, at approximately 4 a.m. July 6 and is moving inland over northeastern South Carolina.
Tropical storm warnings have been extended up to Surf City, North Carolina, as Tropical Storm Chantal is offshore of the southeastern U.S. on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm has maximum sustained wind of up to 45 mph and is moving north at just 3 mph.
The Trump administration canceled a FEMA program in April that would have funded upgrades to protect the town from flooding. Then the Eno River rose more than 20 feet.
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Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.
More than 100 residential structures were damaged or impacted during Tropical Depression Chantal in Orange County, according to a preliminary assessment released on Saturday.
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNTropical Storm Chantal weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in South CarolinaTropical Storm Chantal made landfall early Sunday in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, and has since weakened into a depression.
Chantal downgraded to a tropical depression over the weekend and was moving northeast through Virginia early morning Monday as flash flood threats continued near the storm, forecasters say. There have been no local impact in Louisiana.
On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.
Chantal downgraded to Tropical Depression after hitting SC, coming to central NC this afternoon: NHC
Hurricane hunter aircraft investigating the system Friday afternoon found a closed center of circulation officially making it the third depression of the season.
Barns and roads collapsed. Miles of fencing and acres of corn lay flattened. Tobacco and soybean fields flooded. On Sunday, July 6, Tropical Depression Chantal left a scar on what