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A couple things. 1. This specific area has desperately needed rain as they've been dealing with a multi-year severe drought since at least 2022. It's just unfortunate that it came in the form of a historic flash food event. 2. There have been 56 confirmed deaths so far, and there's still 27 people missing. This is in part because the worst of the flooding occurred in the middle of the night.

BULLETIN Tropical Storm Chantal Intermediate Advisory Number 6A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032025 200 AM EDT Sun Jul 06 2025 ...CHANTAL A LITTLE STRONGER AND CLOSE TO LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... ...FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS INCREASE AS RAINBANDS MOVES ONSHORE... SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.2N 78.8W ABOUT 75 MI...115 KM ENE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT 85 MI...140 KM SW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES Recent aircraft and land-based radar velocity data indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected before landfall, with rapid weakening forecast after landfall. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center. Within the past hour, Springmaid Pier in South Carolina reported a sustained wind of 47 mph (76 km/h) gusting to 56 mph (90 km/h). The estimated minimum central pressure based on Air Force dropsonde data is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).

Yeah, this is really bothering all of us down here. Those poor little girls, alone in a raging river that rose something like 25 feet in 45 minutes. I was so relieved earlier tonight, skies were clearing and all the rain areas just went away. Then I just got mocked by the National Weather Service A Flood Watch has been extended through 1 PM Sunday. Additional rainfall amounts of 2-4 inches are possible with isolated pockets of 10 inches somewhere in the watch area. It is very difficult to pinpoint where exactly the isolated heavy amounts will occur in this pattern. Stay Weather Aware! Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 955 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025 ...New UPDATE... .KEY MESSAGES... - Threat of Flash Flooding from slow moving and repeat heavy rains later tonight into Sunday morning. Flood Watch for the Hill Country and I-35 corridor has been extended through 1 PM CDT Sunday. - Continued unseasonably wet and "cool" Monday. - Turning seasonably drier and warmer next week. && .UPDATE... Issued at 955 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025 Multiple models show another round of showers and thunderstorms with pockets of heavy rains later tonight into Sunday morning. As a result, have extended the Flood Watch through 1 PM CDT on Sunday. Have also increased POPs for the Hill Country to along the I-35 corridor.

Posted just after 1AM in SE subforum by someone visiting N Myrtle Beach, he said this at ~1AM as it’s gotten quite stormy there (consistent with the radar): “Hello everyone, I normally post on the New England forum however I am in North Myrtle Beach and the weather has quickly deteriorated to heavy squalls and the wind has increased considerably in the last 30 minutes from an estimated 10 to 15 miles an hour to 20 to 25 with a couple of gusts that have been 40mph at least, I don’t have an anemometer however I think that is a pretty close estimate.”

I'm just messing around, before Bluewave drowns me in the warm pool or raindance badgers me about how differently the Mexican monsoon is behaving from those years....that's just kind of what those H5 looks remind me of.

Solid Consensus for NDJ H5:

As I read your post I am here in North Myrtle Beach and the wind has gone from an estimated steady 10 to 15 miles an hour to a steady 20 to 30 with gusts considerably over 40 possibly a little over 45mph, heavy squalls coming through now, more exciting than I thought it would be.

Hello everyone, I normally post on the New England forum however I am in North Myrtle Beach and the weather has quickly deteriorated to heavy squalls and the wind has increased considerably in the last 30 minutes from an estimated 10 to 15 miles an hour to 20 to 25 with a couple of gusts that have been 40mph at least, I don’t have an anemometer however I think that is a pretty close estimate.

Geez....even the CFS isn't warm for the NE next winter. That thing is usually run by a tag team of Bluewave and snowman. Looks a lot like the CANSIPS at H5.

As Barry posted, flash flooding is the biggest concern from Chantal. This covers NE SC and SE NC. The main area of solid rain is just entering these areas:URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1250 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025 NCZ099-109-110-SCZ054-058-059-061215- /O.NEW.KILM.FA.A.0002.250705T1700Z-250708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COLUMBUS-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-CENTRAL HORRY-NORTHERN HORRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MYRTLE BEACH, LONG BEACH, SHALLOTTE, OAK ISLAND, AYNOR, LONGS, SOUTHPORT, LORIS, BUCKSPORT, CHADBOURN, BOILING SPRING LAKES, GARDEN CITY, SOCASTEE, SUNSET BEACH, GREEN SEA, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, LELAND, WHITEVILLE, LITTLE RIVER, TABOR CITY, LAKE WACCAMAW, AND CONWAY 1250 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025 ..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, COASTAL BRUNSWICK, COLUMBUS AND INLAND BRUNSWICK AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, CENTRAL HORRY, COASTAL HORRY AND NORTHERN HORRY. * WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - HEAVY RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WILL INCREASINGLY EFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. - WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

It's awesome a tropical depression came out of nowhere to swamp the region Monday and Tuesday. This arriving BEFORE the wet period slated to be starting on Wednesday. Totally awesome

Today the new monthly Euro seasonal outlook was released for August and beyond in the ATL basin. Compared to the prior monthly forecast, which was near the avg for the active period 1993-2015 for # of TS+/# of H and very slightly above the avg ACE, the new one is very slightly less active with very slightly below the 1993-2015 avg for # of TS+/# of H and right at the active period’s ACE avg. The distribution of storms is similar to the prior forecast, which again suggests less activity from the NE Caribbean to Bahamas/FL/SE US/E Gulf vs last year’s horrendous season. It suggests near to very slightly below the active 1993-2015 activity in those regions. So, that wouldn’t mean quiet but instead less active than a terrible year. Fingers crossed this will be right, especially for FL/SE US, because another year like 2024 could be a real disaster for especially FL’s home insurance industry.

Highs: EWR: 90 LGA: 88 TEB: 88 PHL: 88 New Brnswck: 87 JFK: 86 TTN: 86 ACY: 86 BLM: 85 ** missing hourly/intra hours ISP: 84 NYC: 84

BOULDER’S WINDS AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE Extreme gusts in Boulder and Front Range appear to be diminishing JUN 24, 2025 - BY DAVID HOSANSKY Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, wind gusts routinely topped 120 miles per hour (mph), as measured at NSF NCAR’s Mesa Lab in the foothills above southwest Boulder. But the city’s extreme downslope winds have seemingly slackened in the last 30 years, with observed peak gusts rarely approaching 100 mph after 1995. More research is needed to flesh out the reason for the decrease in peak gusts. But the paper suggests it may have to do with changes in atmospheric conditions. As global temperatures have become warmer, tropical storms are pumping more heat high in the atmosphere, affecting upper-level winds in the midlatitudes that could be changing the combination of atmospheric ingredients that produce strong wind gusts during powerful downslope wind events. “The difference in instrument location is part of the story, but the bigger picture probably has to do with changing conditions in the atmosphere,” https://news.ucar.edu/133028/boulders-winds-arent-what-they-used-be —————- Note that the year 1995 was stated as the cutoff point after which extreme gusts started to diminish. The +AMO/current active era/higher ACE for Atlantic tropical activity also started in 1995. Concurrently, the EPAC’s quieter ACE era started in 1995. Coincidence?

87 today

I've got that one also, found it last summer at a local yard sale. I have a small collection of New England weather disaster books and ephemera. Collecting weather history and history in general is a great hobby. There are so many photos and stories that are not available through an internet search.

That's crazy...

I have the same magazine... Found it in a bookstore in Watch Hill, RI about 30 years ago! I never pass up the chance to browse through local bookstores when traveling.

...FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS FROM CHANTAL SHOULD INCREASE OVERNIGHT... 11:00 PM EDT Sat Jul 05 Location: 32.7°N 78.8°W Moving: N at 8 mph Min pressure: 1004 mb Max sustained: 50 mph

VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL032025 A. 06/01:05:50Z B. 32.45 deg N 078.72 deg W C. 850 mb 1482 m D. 1005 mb E. 015 deg 12 kt F. NA G. NA H. 26 kt I. 212 deg 44 nm 00:51:30Z J. 317 deg 20 kt K. 212 deg 54 nm 00:48:30Z L. 51 kt M. 051 deg 40 nm 01:18:00Z N. 147 deg 55 kt O. 051 deg 42 nm 01:18:30Z P. 17 C / 1519 m Q. 20 C / 1522 m R. 16 C / NA S. 12345 / 8 T. 0.02 / 15 nm U. AF303 0303A CHANTAL OB 03 MAX FL WIND 55 KT 051 / 42 NM 01:18:

Was at an antique store and hit the jackpot. Found a magazine from 1938 documenting the Great Hurricane. The images are unbelievable. Happy birthday to me!

Picked up .11" in 2 quick moving showers.

Terribly sad about the flooding. My best friends brother, Bill Huston, is one of the missing people.

Not bad outside at all, looking forward to tomorrow!