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Chantal Remnants Push Into Mid-Atlantic While North Carolina Continues Flood Rescue and Recovery

Flash flood watches cover central North Carolina as authorities conduct water rescues, restore power, deploy tornado survey teams

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Damaged merchandise accumulates in a large dumpster at the Trader Joe's supermarket in the Eastgate shopping center after it was flooded out during tropical storm Chantal, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Overview

  • Chantal made landfall near Litchfield by the Sea, South Carolina on July 6 and weakened into a tropical depression as it moved northeast into Virginia and Maryland
  • The Eno River crested at a record 25.63 feet in Durham and the Haw River reached 32.5 feet near the Town of Haw River, flooding neighborhoods and prompting evacuations
  • Chapel Hill and Durham fire departments carried out over 50 water rescues, displacing more than 60 residents, and crews are searching for two canoeists reported missing on Jordan Lake
  • Power outages affected over 34,000 customers at the peak of flooding, with utility crews working to restore service amid inaccessible roads and submerged equipment
  • National Weather Service teams have been deployed to survey three possible tornado touchdowns in Raleigh, Chatham and Mebane to assess storm damage