The Charleston area missed most of the feared Tropical Storm Chantal's impacts, but rip currents are still a threat on July 6, especially with vacationers.

Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina early Sunday morning and is moving inland, bringing with it heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding. As of 5 a.m. ET Sunday, the center of Chantal was about 70 miles east of Charleston and about 85 miles southwest of Wilmington,

Tropical Storm Chantal formed over the Atlantic Ocean Saturday morning off the South Carolina coast, forecasters say. Located about 150 miles south-southeast of the Charleston, South Carolina, Chantal was producing sustained winds of 40 mph and moving north toward the coast leading to a Tropical Storm warning as of 8 a.