The first named tropical storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, Chantal, made landfall in the Carolinas on the Fourth of July weekend, ahead of a predicted above-average season. Chantal hit shore on Sunday morning near Myrtle Beach, per CNN, with sustained winds between 50 and 60 mph.

Tropical Storm Chantal might have had the perfect recipe for catching people unawares: It formed rapidly (only reaching tropical storm status on Saturday) over a holiday weekend and moved slowly while dropping torrential rain.

WRAL News reported that dozens were rescued in Durham County after rains caused the Eno River to overflow. Floodwaters also prompted the closure of multiple roads and highways, including parts of the I-40 and I-85 in Orange County, it said.