Tropical Storm, Chantal
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AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.
Tropical Storm Chantal weakened into a depression after sweeping inland across South Carolina into eastern North Carolina on Sunday, July 6, though the system still brought a threat of flash flooding and dangerous rip currents.
We need to continue to improve the skill of hyper-localized flood forecasts because this is the main way people are dying from tropical cyclones.
Governor Stein surveyed storm damage in NC and thanked first responders, as efforts to restore utilities and roads continue post-storm.
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.
According to the city, the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant is still being repaired due to the tropical storm.