
Tropical Storm Chantal Forecast To Bring Heavy Rain To The Carolinas
At 2 p.m. EDT, the storm's center was located about 105 miles (170 kilometers) southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and 185 miles (300 kilometers) south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 45 mph (75 kph), and it was moving north at 3 mph (6 kph).
The storm's center was expected to move across the coast of South Carolina late Saturday or early Sunday, with some additional strengthening forecast before landfall. Heavy rain was forecast for the coastal plain of the Carolinas through Monday – total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) with local amounts up to 6 inches – threatening flash flooding.
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