Tropical Storm Chantal, Flash flood
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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.
Governor Stein surveyed storm damage in NC and thanked first responders, as efforts to restore utilities and roads continue post-storm.
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ABC11 on MSNProperty owners clean up tropical storm damage ahead of new severe weather threats in central NCComplete strangers have taken it upon themselves to help, gathering water, supplies, and volunteering to pitch in.
On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.
About one in four hurricane-related deaths in the U.S. happen in inland communities, and more than half of all tropical storm deaths are caused by freshwater flooding, not wind or storm surge.
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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.
According to the city, the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant is still being repaired due to the tropical storm.