Raleigh was slammed by torrential rain, leaving cars submerged and streets overwhelmed, as a week of relentless storms and rising floodwaters reached a breaking point. The state is reeling from back-to-back weather disasters,

Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina and triggered serious flooding in central North Carolina where it also generated a few tornadoes in early July 2025. Tropical Depression Three formed off the Southeast coast late in the afternoon on July 4. It then strengthened into Tropical Storm Chantal the next morning.