North Carolina, Chantal and Flash flood
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Flooding in North Carolina prompted water rescues in Chapel Hill and other parts of the state, which saw the Haw River crest at 32.5 feet early Monday.
The threat of flash flooding returned to North Carolina on Thursday, only days after Tropical Depression Chantal dumped heavy rain across the central part of the state, flooding homes and highways and leading to dozens of rescues.
Tropical Depression Chantal causes flash floods in North Carolina, prompting evacuations and road closures, with up to nine inches of rain reported.
Tropical depression Chantal brought flooding to North Carolina and spurred water rescues before moving over Virginia overnight Monday.
The National Weather Service is urging commuters to “turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads” as a flash-flood notice is in effect. The NWS sent out an alert early this morning saying the flash-flood notice is in effect until 9 a.