The greatest risk with this storm will be heavy rainfall. The heaviest rain will occur offshore, according to AccuWeather's forecast. However, some rain is expected to hit much of Florida, Georgia's eastern coast, eastern South Carolina, and eastern North Carolina.

The National Hurricane Center has issued warnings as the storm strengthens off the US’ east coast, with flash flooding possible in some areas this weekend.

Tropical Storm Chantal, the third named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, formed off the southeast US coast on Saturday