North Carolina, Virginia Under Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Depression Chantal Continues Northeast Track
North Carolina, Virginia Under Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Depression Chantal Continues Northeast Track
As of Monday, July 7, Tropical Depression Chantal continues its track through the Mid-Atlantic, prompting flash flood concerns across central North Carolina and south-central Virginia. The system, which made landfall as Tropical Storm Chantal near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, on Sunday at approximately 4 a.m. EDT, was downgraded to a depression later that day.
On Sunday evening, Chantal was located about 65 miles south-southwest of Raleigh, North Carolina, moving north-northeast with sustained winds of 30 mph. Forecasters anticipate the depression will continue weakening over North Carolina, though a slight restrengthening is possible as it nears the Virginia Capes on Monday. Flood watches remain in effect for central North Carolina and south-central Virginia through Monday, with predictions of 2 to 4 inches of rain and isolated totals up to 6 inches, posing a significant risk of flash flooding. Additionally, dangerous surf and rip currents are expected along beaches from northeastern Florida to the mid-Atlantic coast for the next several days.
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