Tropical Storm Chantal formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, July 5, as the National Hurricane Center warned of heavy rainfall across the coastal Carolinas. The center said tropical storm conditions could start Saturday evening and continue through Sunday morning.

Rains from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Chantal could dump as far west from the coast as Charlotte, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Saturday. “Shower chances increase after daybreak Sunday,” NWS meteorologist Chris Horne said about the Charlotte area.

Tropical Storm Chantal formed in the Atlantic on Saturday morning and is projected to reach South Carolina and North Carolina on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.