India, July 10 -- Tropical Storm Chantal triggered torrential rainfall and flash floods in North Carolina and South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend. Now, a preliminary assessment from experts at Accuweather has put the damage and economic loss caused by the storm between $4 billion and $6 billion. A press release by the weather site stated that the estimated amount is preliminary and could increase as more areas report information about injuries, deaths, and other impacts.

The third named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Chantal, made landfall near South Carolina's Litchfield Beach on Sunday morning before moving inland into North Carolina.

The assessment by Accuweather took into account damage to businesses and hom...