Tropical Storm Chantal (2025)
Chantal near peak intensity approaching the Southeastern United States on July 5 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 4, 2025 |
| Remnant low | July 7, 2025 |
| Dissipated | July 8, 2025 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 60 mph (95 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 1002 mbar (hPa); 29.59 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 total |
| Damage | $500 million (2025 USD) |
| Areas affected | Southeastern United States (Particularly the Carolinas), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States |
Part of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Chantal (/ʃɑːnˈtɑːl/ shahn-TAHL) was a tropical cyclone that impacted the Southeastern United States in July 2025. Chantal originated from a decaying frontal boundary over Florida. It then moved offshore into the Atlantic Ocean and rapidly organized into a tropical depression on July 4. The next day, the system became better organized and was upgraded to tropical storm status, being assigned the name Chantal. The system steadily intensified until landfall early on July 6 in South Carolina, rapidly weakening into a tropical depression inland later that day.
Chantal produced tropical storm force-winds and gusts in northeastern South Carolina as it made landfall. Chantal produced heavy rainfall as it slowly moved into North Carolina, exceeding 10 inches (250 mm) in Alamance, Chatham, and Orange counties. Significant flash flooding took place across central North Carolina late on July 6. Losses totaled to US$500 million according to Gallagher Re.