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.

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.

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,

On Wednesday at 2:52 p.m. a flash flood warning was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until 9 p.m. The warning is for Alleghany, Surry and Wilkes counties.

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

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

A map from AccuWeather warned that the highest-risk areas for flash flooding are Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, much of Maryland, Eastern and Central Virginia and Northern North Carolina. Downpours associated with the storms could be severe enough to cause travel disruptions and flash floods, the map said.

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

Storms from Tropical Depression Chantal hit North Carolina, causing power outages, flooding, and damage. Flood watches stay in place through Monday.

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,