India, July 6 -- Tropical Storm Chantal, the third named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, formed off the southeast US coast on Saturday and is set to make landfall near Charleston to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, late in the night or early Sunday morning, according to storm forecast.

With maximum sustained winds of 40-50 mph and heavy rainfall expected to cause flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) have issued warnings.

As of 8 AM EDT, Chantal was located 150 miles south-southeast of Charleston, moving north at 2 mph.

The NHC forecasts a north-northwest trajectory on Saturday, shifting northeast by Sunday night, with landfall expected near Charleston to ...