The heavy rain and floods from the remnants of the tropical storm Chantal forced dozens of people to escape from homes to the Central North Carolina, which led to water rescue, road closure and energy outages that continued to Monday.
Officials said that the Chapel Hill fire brigade and neighboring agencies carried out more than 50 water rescuers on Sunday and Monday. Many rescuers took place in housing complexes where growing flood water entered or threatened to enter homes.
Residents displaced by flooding
Overall, more than 60 inhabitants were flooded. Other rescue was carried out in shopping centers as flooded flood water and parking. No injuries have been reported from Monday morning.
The authorities urged the inhabitants to stay off the roads, because the crews continued to assess the damage and search for missing people.
Evacuation of the dam in Orange County
In Orange County, officials released voluntary evacuation overnight due to concerns about the possible failure of the Lake Michael dam.
In the Chatham district, Sheriff Mike Roberson warned in a post on the social media that although the water retreated in some areas, it remained dangerous to travel.
The floods also forced the closure of all stripes InterState 85 and Interstate 40 near Durham. The Ministry of Transport in North Carolina said it is expected that the highway will be reopened within 24 to 48 hours.
Break Flood Records Greeks
According to the National Water Prediction Service, the ENO River, it walked early in Durham at 25.63 feet (7.81 meters) early on Monday, broke the previous record of 23.6 feet (7.19 meters). The HAW River reached 32.5 feet (9.91 meters) in Haw River and marked the second highest level that was recorded there. Only Hurricane Fran in 1996 created a higher ridge.
Storm eliminated electricity to more than 34,000 customers across the country since Monday morning, according to Poweroutage.us.
Chantal weakens, more rains forward
Chantal made Landfall as a tropical storm near Litchfield beach in South Carolina, soon on Sunday before weakening tropical depression. As it continued to move in the northeast on Monday, the Central Atlantic States, prognostics warned that up to 6 other inches (15 centimeters) of rain may drop, increasing the risk of other lightning floods, especially northwest of the storm path.
The weather center also warned of dangerous surfing and rupture of streams along the east coast, from the northeastern Florida to Mid-Atlantic, in the next few days.
(Tagstotranslate) North Carolina Flooding 2025
