North Carolina Faces Devastating Flooding From TS Chantal
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Thousands of people were in the path of a dangerous storm that moved through North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.
A report was issued from the NWS Blacksburg VA on Wednesday at 11:56 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 1 p.m. The alert is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry and Wilkes counties.
After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to central North Carolina, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of.
Several rivers across North Carolina remain flooded on Thursday, including one river that was measured at 45 feet, amid torrential rains that have battered the East Coast for days. The flooding threat across the region could persist into the weekend as slow-moving thunderstorms continue to dump rain on the region,
Tropical Depression Chantal causes flash floods in North Carolina, prompting evacuations and road closures, with up to nine inches of rain reported.