Tropical Storm Chantal strengthens slightly as it nears landfall in South Carolina

MIAMI – Tropical Storm Chantal grew successful spot arsenic it approached the southeast U.S. coast. It's forecasted to bring dense rains to parts of the Carolinas connected Sunday.

Tropical tempest warnings were issued for portions of the 2 states, the National Hurricane Center successful Miami said.

The tempest was astir 75 miles (120 kilometers) eastbound of Charleston, South Carolina, aboriginal Sunday, and 85 miles (136 kilometers) southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked astatine 60 mph (96 kph), and it was moving northbound astatine 8 mph (13 kph).

Rain bands from Chantal were moving onshore, the hurricane halfway said, with flash floods an expanding concern.

The tempest was expected to marque landfall successful South Carolina successful the adjacent fewer hours and weaken rapidly arsenic it continues implicit land.

Heavy rainfall was forecast for parts of North Carolina done Monday, with full rainfall of 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) and section amounts up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) that could pb to flash flooding.

South Carolina's Emergency Management part had warned residents earlier of the anticipation of isolated tornadoes on the seashore and of insignificant coastal flooding.

It besides warned drivers not to task connected water-covered roads oregon astir road-closure signs wherever flooding occurred.

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