Dozens of residents needed to be rescued from rising water, and hundreds of roads were closed as the storm moved over the central part of North Carolina.

Tropical Depression Chantel brought heavy rain, flash flooding and tornado warnings to Alamance County on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Chantal caused significant flooding and road closures across central North Carolina, particularly in Chatham and Orange Counties. The Haw River reached its second-highest recorded level, cresting at 32.5 feet. Local states of emergency were declared in several counties, and roughly 120 roads remained closed as of Monday afternoon.