Tropical Storm Chantal rolled ashore early Sunday, July 6, along the eastern South Carolina coast with pounding rain that could trigger flash flooding.

Tropical Depression Chantal was bringing flooding rains and multiple tornadoes to central North Carolina over Sunday night, prompting Orange and Moore counties to declare states of emergencies. The big picture: Chantal was threatening communities inland after making landfall as a tropical storm along the coast of the Carolinas on Sunday morning,