More rain, flooding expected in Northeast
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Raleigh and Central North Carolina Brace for Stormy Week with Flash Flood Risks and Highs over 100°F
Central North Carolina faces a humid and stormy week with flash flood risks, according to the National Weather Service.
Flash floods swept through parts of central North Carolina on Tuesday, inundating streets in Burlington, Alamance County, as dramatic videos showed torrents of water rushing through neighborhoods. The flooding comes as flash flood warnings remain in effect for Winston-Salem in Forsyth County and Greensboro in Guilford County.
Daily thunderstorm chances begin to ramp back up on Thursday with localized flash flooding possible along with steamy highs in the 90s.
The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.
The threat of flash flooding returned to North Carolina on Thursday, only days after Tropical Depression Chantal dumped heavy rain across the central part of the state, flooding homes and highways and leading to dozens of rescues.
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Coverage for scattered thunderstorms will increase Thursday through Saturday around the Piedmont Triad and west toward the Mountains. A marginal or level 1 risk of heavy rain from slow-moving storms is forecast for Thursday and Saturday in the Triad.
NWS Charlotte issues a hazardous outlook with thunderstorms and potential flash flooding; high heat index values also pose risks.
Central North Carolina was hit by severe flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal remnants, prompting dozens of water rescues Sunday into Monday.
Chantal brought heavy, flooding rain and dangerous beach conditions to the Carolinas over the weekend, setting off life-threatening flash flooding Sunday in central parts of North Carolina that killed at least one person and prompted dozens of rescues.
Out of all of South Carolina's regions, only one is vulnerable to the type of catastrophic flash river flooding that hit Texas July 4: The Upstate.
A week of heavy rain and severe storms continues tonight in much of the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Chantal was the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, damaging much of central North Carolina and leaving many without clean drinking water.