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.

Central North Carolina was hit by severe flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal remnants, prompting dozens of water rescues Sunday into Monday.

Several parts of North Carolina and Georgia faced severe flash floods on Wednesday, with radars indicating a possible tornado approaching Durham. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued multiple Flash Flood Warnings across central NC and metro Atlanta. Locals said some of them were stranded in cars and roads filled up with water.

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,

Homes, businesses and hundreds of roads have been flooded in central North Carolina after rounds of heavy rain from Tropical Depression Chantal washed out streets, sent rivers into major flood stage and prompted water rescues Sunday.

The storm flooded roads, downed trees and stranded residents across the central part of the state. It is headed northeast toward Washington, D.C., and Maryland.

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.

Tropical depression Chantal brought flooding to North Carolina and spurred water rescues before moving over Virginia overnight Monday.

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