Chantal, Tropical Storm
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Tropical Depression Chantal, which hit North Carolina as a tropical depression on July 6 and 7, dumped 9 to 12 inches of rain and prompted flooding in low-lying areas near rivers and creeks. Some families and business owners face long roads to recovery.
Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, at approximately 4 a.m. July 6 and is moving inland over northeastern South Carolina.
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.
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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.
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNTropical Storm Chantal weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in South CarolinaTropical Storm Chantal made landfall early Sunday in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, and has since weakened into a depression.
Chantal downgraded to Tropical Depression after hitting SC, coming to central NC this afternoon: NHC
Hurricane hunter aircraft investigating the system Friday afternoon found a closed center of circulation officially making it the third depression of the season.
Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in Litchfield Beach at 4 AM Sunday. Since then, Chantal has weakened to a tropical depression as it continues to move inland.
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