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Flooding from Chantal’s remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North Carolina
- Dozens of people fled their homes and Alamance County declared a state of emergency due to flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal's remnants on July 7, 2025.
- The flooding followed heavy rain and hazardous conditions including 3 to 8 inches of rainfall overnight across central North Carolina, fueled by Chantal's weakening system moving northward.
- Emergency crews performed numerous swift water rescues across Alamance, Orange, Chatham, and Durham counties while about 120 roads closed statewide and over 27,000 customers lost power.
- AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter noted that despite Chantal's weakening winds, these storms can unexpectedly revive, producing heavy rain and intense thunderstorms.
- The event highlights ongoing risks from Tropical Storm remnants during hurricane season and suggests communities should remain alert to flash flooding and related dangers.
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Chantal devastates central North Carolina with historic flooding
The third storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season — and the first to make landfall in the US — Tropical Storm Chantal caused significant damage in North Carolina over the holiday weekend, leaving lasting remnants. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has closed 120 roads due to flooding through Alamance County, including I-40/85. On Tuesday Governor Josh Stein is scheduled to visit the area to survey damage. Alamance, Pers…
Husband, wife swim to safety in Haw River amid flooding
HAW RIVER, N.C. (WGHP) -- Floodwaters rose fast in Haw River after Tropical Storm Chantal dumped heavy rainfall on the area, leading to water rescues as roads and homes filled with water. One of the hardest-hit areas was Fleming Road, where Back Creek quickly overflowed, covering streets and surrounding homes. The creek sits near Fleming Road and feeds into the Haw River. The flooding left yards looking like lakes and mailboxes barely sticking o…
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Authorities in central North Carolina were working to rescue stranded people and clear the roads on Monday after Tropical Depression Chantal dropped as much as 10 inches of rain in parts of the state, causing significant flooding that flooded homes, closed roads, caught drivers, and raised rivers to near-historical levels. The storm, which struck land as a tropical storm early Sunday morning in South Carolina and then moved inland as a tropical …
Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes, claims 1 life
Officials in North Carolina say a woman was killed when floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept her car from a rural road and dozens of people were forced to flee their homes by floodwaters. The Chapel Hill…
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