Tropical Storm Chantal formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, July 5, as the National Hurricane Center warned of heavy rainfall across the coastal Carolinas. The center extended a tropical storm warning from the South Santee River in South Carolina,

Tropical Storm Chantal formed in the Atlantic on Saturday morning and is projected to reach South Carolina's coast on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. South and North Carolina are already encountering dangerous rip and surf conditions during the Fourth of July holiday weekend Chantal,

The storm isn’t a significant threat to land, but could drench parts of the Southeast and create risky beach conditions through the weekend.