Having formed off the Georgia coast, Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to make landfall in South Carolina by tomorrow morning. Since it is not a hurricane, it may not be taken as seriously as it should.
Heavy rain is expected to fall across coastal and near-inland areas of the Carolinas and coastal flooding from wind-driven waves and storm surge is forecast for North Carolina. The risk of inland flooding way also extend into the Mid-Atlantic Region.
As we have seen with this weekend's tragic flooding in central Texas, it is increasingly difficult to predict regional rainfall. Established models do not apply as our climate warms and those who minimize the potential effects of Chantal do so at their own risk.
