Tropical Storm Chantal, North Carolina
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Tropical Storm Chantal caused four deaths and extensive flooding in central NC. Victims included residents swept away in vehicles and a boater at Jordan Lake. Governor Stein pledged storm aid and praised emergency responders' efforts.
Chantal, now a tropical depression, is expected to bring heavy rainfall to multiple states along the east coast on Monday, July 7.
On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.
The alert went out shortly after 10 a.m. as the city declared a CodeRED emergency, according to a news release. The city, which lies in Alamance and Orange counties, gets its water from the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant. The plant was damaged during the flooding from remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal on Sunday.
Complete strangers have taken it upon themselves to help, gathering water, supplies, and volunteering to pitch in.
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TV Weather Team is highlighting Tuesday as a NEXT Weather Alert day in Massachusetts. This alert is for a combination of heat and humidity as well as a threat for scattered storms fueled by the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal in the Boston area.
A second death occurred in Alamance County Sunday night at the intersection of Jones Drive and Calloway Drive in Mebane, WXII12 reports. Citing the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, the TV station said a 911 caller said he and a friend were driving in separate vehicles but became separated.