Storm Chantal weakens, ‘scattered showers’ expected in Charlotte, NWS says
Rains from the outer bands of a weakened Tropical Depression Chantal could still bring “scattered showers” to Charlotte on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The former tropical storm should end up having “little significant impacts” as it “brushes by” the region, NWS meteorologists in the Greer, South Carolina, office said at 7 a.m. on social media site X.
By 11 a.m. Sunday, Chantal weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression. All tropical storm warnings were discontinued in the Carolinas, as winds fell from 50 mph earlier Sunday to 35 mph.
“Showers and storms develop, but isolated, brief heavy rainfall remains east of I-77,” according to the NWS.
The storm should move from the Charlotte region overnight, NWS meteorologists said.
The worst of Chantal in the Carolinas is expected at the coast, with scattered flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Tornadoes are possible Sunday across Eastern North Carolina and extreme northeastern South Carolina, center officials said.
“Chantal is expected to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents along the coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so,” hurricane center officials said in an update at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Flash flooding threatened central North Carolina, as Chantal rain bands moved inland across northeastern South Carolina and Eastern North Carolina, the alert stated.
The storm was about 20 miles southwest of Lumberton, and 80 miles west of Wilmington. Chantal was moving north at 9 mph.
Two to 6 inches of rain could fall in coastal areas and two to 4 inches just east and southeast of Charlotte, Chantal rain maps by the hurricane center showed.
Charlotte forecast
The chance of showers in Charlotte fell from 80% early Sunday to 40% hours later, with gusts up to 24 mph and a high of 83, according to the 11 a.m. forecast.
Temperatures in the 90s are expected all week: 95 on Monday, 97 on Tuesday, 95 on Wednesday, 92 on Thursday, 90 on Friday and 91 on Saturday, the forecast showed.
A heat index of 100 is expected on Monday, meaning what the air feels like combining temperature and humidity.
Monday and Tuesday should be sunny, while the rest of the work week has a 60% chance of showers, NWS meteorologists said.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
This story was originally published July 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM.