MEBANE, N.C. — Heavy rains caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal hit central North Carolina on Sunday, causing widespread flooding across the area. As of July 7 at 9 p.m., four storm-related deaths have been reported — one in Alamance County, one in Orange County and two in Chatham County.

Governor Stein surveyed storm damage in NC and thanked first responders, as efforts to restore utilities and roads continue post-storm.

Tropical Storm Chantal formed on Saturday as it slowly moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, ... North Carolina, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph moving north at 2 mph. ...

More than 60 roads are still closed a day after remnants from Tropical Storm Chantal left three drivers dead, spawned four tornadoes, and dumped more than 10 inches of rain in central North Carolina 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.

This week's flood warnings mark the latest chapter in a period of intense rainstorms that have affected North Carolina, as well as much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Earlier in the week,