The Trump administration canceled a FEMA program in April that would have funded upgrades to protect the town from flooding. Then the Eno River rose more than 20 feet.

Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, at approximately 4 a.m. July 6 and is moving inland over northeastern South Carolina.

Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

More than 100 residential structures were damaged or impacted during Tropical Depression Chantal in Orange County, according to a preliminary assessment released on Saturday.

Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in Litchfield Beach around 4:00 AM. THE LATESTAt 500 AM EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Chantal was located near latitude 33.6 North, longitude 79.1 West. Chantal is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph.

Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall early Sunday in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, and has since weakened into a depression.

On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.

Hurricane hunter aircraft investigating the system Friday afternoon found a closed center of circulation officially making it the third depression of the season.

Barns and roads collapsed. Miles of fencing and acres of corn lay flattened. Tobacco and soybean fields flooded. On Sunday, July 6, Tropical Depression Chantal left a scar on what