Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall overnight Sunday in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, WMBF reports. The storm is forecasted to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas. Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of the two states, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Tropical Storm Chantal weakened into a depression after sweeping inland across South Carolina into eastern North Carolina on Sunday, July 6, though the system still brought a threat of flash flooding and dangerous rip currents.