Recent flash flooding in Texas​, New Mexico​ and North Carolina​ is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.

Scattered storms are becoming severe Wednesday. Heavy rain threats may cause life-threatening flash flooding in the eastern Triad on Wednesday.

Heavy rain fell overnight in Raleigh and Durham. There was ponding on roads, but the flooding was not comparable to Sunday night's storms, which caused water rescues and several deaths.

The NWS Raleigh NC issued a flood watch at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday valid from 11 p.m. until Friday 5 a.m. in effect until Friday at 5 a.m. The watch is for Halifax, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Wake, Johnston,

High humidity, moisture, and a frontal boundary raise the risk of strong storms with damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding Tuesday and Wednesday.

Central North Carolina is preparing for another round of severe thunderstorms Wednesday night, with a high risk of flooding in western counties already reeling from Tropical Depression Chantal.

Prayers are pouring in for Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Monday morning. Days after much of Texas was rocked by devastating flash flooding, much of North Carolina has been rocked on Monday. A significant portion of Chapel Hill,

Flash flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal caused severe disruption in central North Carolina, prompting evacuations in Mebane and Chapel Hill.