Tropical Storm Chantal forms off South Carolina’s coast
Tropical Storm Chantal formed on Saturday morning at around 150 miles off the coast of Southern Carolina, causing tropical storm warnings for parts of the Carolines.
The National Weather Service in Miami said that the storm was located in the South-South-South of Charleston, in South Carolina and around 240 miles in the South-South-West of Wilmington, in North Carolina. He had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and moved to around 2 mph.
The forecasters said that the storm should turn northeast on Sunday evening and that the Chantal center should move through the southern Carolina coast that day.
“An additional reinforcement is expected before Chantal reaches the coast,” said the NWS. The Southern Carolina Emergency Management Division said they expect the storm to have an impact on the state on Saturday, bringing heavy rains, sudden isolated floods, the winds in force and rip currents raised until Monday.
Noaa / National Hurricane Center 
Tropical storm warnings were issued by the southern health river in South Carolina in Cape Fear, North Carolina, while a tropical storm watch was published from Edisto Beach to the South Santee river.
The forecasters expect Chantal to produce strong precipitation through parts of the Coastal Plaine des Carolines until Monday with total precipitation of two to four inches, with local quantities up to six inches. This could lead to sudden floods.
The Atlantic Hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, with a advanced activity generally occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
NOAA officials predicted 60% chance of a season of the Hurricane of the Atlantic “greater than normal”, with between 13 and 19 storms called. Six to 10 of them should strengthen in hurricanes and three to five could become major hurricanes, the forecasters said.
