North Carolina Faces Devastating Flooding From TS Chantal
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Chantal made landfall as a tropical storm early on Sunday. Heavy rains led to widespread flooding in central North Carolina.
Flash flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal caused severe disruption in central North Carolina, prompting evacuations in Mebane and Chapel Hill.
As of Friday night, Tropical Depression Three is crawling northward at just 2 mph. A slow northward movement continued Friday night before a turn to the northwest on Saturday. This motion is expected to bring the center of the storm into the South Carolina coast by early Sunday.
Watches and warnings: A tropical storm watch has been issued from South Carolina's Edisto Beach to Little River Inlet. This menas tropical storm conditions are possible in the next 48 hours.