Tropical Storm Chantal moved onshore in South Carolina early Sunday morning and continued to dump heavy rain on parts of the Southeast.

The National Hurricane Center said Chantal, the third named storm of 2025 in the Atlantic, moved onshore around 3 a.m. Sunday near Litchfield, S.C. Forecasters added that the storm had been losing its structure and its exact center was tough to pin down.

However, the storm peaked with 60 mph winds before moving onshore overnight, according to the hurricane center.

Chantal continued to move inland and weaken on Sunday morning. The hurricane center said flash flooding remained a threat for areas in northeastern South Carolina and eastern North Carolina through at least Monday.

As of 7 a.m. CDT Sunday, the center of Tropical Storm Chantal was located about 80 miles west of Wilmington, N.C., and was moving north-northwest at 8 mph, according to the hurricane center.

Chantal had sustained winds of 40 mph, making it a minimal tropical storm.

A tropical storm warning remained in effect from the South Santee River, S.C., to Surf City, N.C., but all other coastal watches had been dropped.

The hurricane center expects what’s left of Chantal to move further inland over South Carolina and then North Carolina through the day on Sunday while weakening.

Chantal is expected to weaken to a trough of low pressure by Monday.

Forecasters said tropical storm conditions will be possible along the coast through the morning.

There will continue to be a threat for flash flooding. Chantal could bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to areas in northeastern South Carolina today and North Carolina through Monday.

There will also continue to be the risk of deadly rip currents along the coast far from the storm. Rip currents will be possible from northeastern Florida northward into the mid-Atlantic region over the next day or two, forecasters said.

If that wasn’t enough, a tornado or two will be possible Sunday across portions of eastern North Carolina and extreme northeastern South Carolina.

There are no other potential tropical trouble spots as of Sunday in the Atlantic Basin, which includes the Gulf and Caribbean.

The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be a busy one, however, with an above-average number of storms expected before the end of the season on Nov. 30.