A tropical depression has formed off the Southeast U.S. coast on July 4, the National Hurricane Center said, as a tropical storm watch has been issued for portions of the South Carolina coastline.

The National Hurricane Center issued its 5 p.m. advisory at about 4:35 p.m. to announce the system’s upgrade and expects the system to be Tropical Storm Chantal by Saturday. Tropical Depression 3 ...

Barry, the second named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, became a tropical depression by Sunday night, when it made landfall shortly before 11 p.m. ET.

The 5 p.m. Friday, July 4, 2025, tropics advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami shows a tropical depression hovering off the northeast coast of Florida and the coast of South Carolina.

Florida appears to be in for a wet weekend, regardless of whether a formal tropical depression or storm develops. Forecasters have upped the chances that a tropical system could form over North ...