India, July 6 -- Heavy rainfall could hit parts of the Carolinas on Saturday, July 5, withtropical storm Chantal having formed off the southeast coast of the United States. The National Hurricane Center in Miami has now issued tropical storm warnings for sections of both states. The center of the storm is approximately 95 miles (150 kilometers) southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and 165 miles (270 kilometers) south-southwest of Wilmington,North Carolina.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), The Mirror reported. It moved north at 7 mph (11 kph), and its core is predicted to cross the South Carolina coast late Saturday or early Sunday, July 6. Beforethe landfall, some additional strengthening is expected.

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