3 potential storm deaths in North Carolina
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Governor Josh Stein visited Alamance and Orange County to survey storm damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal on July 8.
Governor Stein surveyed storm damage in NC and thanked first responders, as efforts to restore utilities and roads continue post-storm.
At least six people were killed as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal descended on central North Carolina, officials said this week. Chantal brought heavy localized flooding to the region, destroying homes and businesses throughout Orange,
According to the city, the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant is still being repaired due to the tropical storm.
Chantal, now a tropical depression, is expected to bring heavy rainfall to multiple states along the east coast on Monday, July 7.
Tropical Storm Chantal might have had the perfect recipe for catching people unawares: It formed rapidly (only reaching tropical storm status on Saturday) over a holiday weekend and moved slowly while dropping torrential rain.
After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of. Chantal is now a post-tropical cyclone, according to the last advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 a.m. ET.