India, July 7 -- Remnants of tropical storm Chantal, the first storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall in the US, have caused scattered showers and thunderstorms in parts of inland North Carolina. The storm made an early landfall in South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach, on Sunday morning. Although the storm weakened into a tropical depression on Sunday afternoon, it continues to pose a risk of flash flooding in the state, ABC reported.

The storm's outer bands, according to a report in The Washington Post, brought gusty winds up to 50mph and heavy downpour to parts of South Carolina during landfall. As the system moved inland, central and eastern North Carolina began to experience showers.

The Washington Post reported t...