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7 hours ago
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Haw River family picking up the pieces after home is flooded by Tropical Storm Chantal
We're still seeing the damage left behind by last week's tropical storm. One Haw River family spoke to WXII about that terrifying night, and what they're grateful for today.
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7 days ago
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GPS steers family into roads flooded by Haw River, man rescues them
HAW RIVER, N.C. (WGHP) — The Haw River rose quickly Sunday night in the wake of Tropical Storm Chantal, and it took many people by surprise. As major roads like the interstate had water flowing over them, navigation systems started suggesting people take alternate routes, but those routes weren't safe either. A family from South Africa traveling to Virginia followed an alternate route down Stone Street Extension, which is a dark, rural two-lane road right over the Haw River. If it weren't for the help of a man who saw them at the right time, they would have been washed into the river. 'We had to make a detour… I never come this way. You don't want to use the words 'divine intervention', but why not?' said Mebane native Bryan Roney. Roney, taking an alternate route himself, knew it wasn't safe to go over the bridge. 'I was attempting to turn around and saw two cars coming this way,' Roney said. He knew the cars were stalled and knew he had to act fast. He got to a man with a little girl first. The man was in shock, gripping his steering wheel. 'I said, 'You got to listen to me. You're fixing to die,'' said Roney. He got them out of the car, and the family of four in the other car. 'The only thing I had was my log chain, so we all grabbed onto this log chain,' he said. And the Haw River nipped at their knees. 'Hold onto this rail, so we held on. We had the chain in one hand, rail in the other,' he said. As the water was rising on the bridge, neighbors in a mobile home park on the riverbank were terrified. 'I looked out, and my entire front steps was floating away,' Kenneth Saum said. Nearby, one trailer was half underwater. Saum checked on his neighbors closest to the river and got devastating news. 'They ended up losing a dog that was still outside,' he said. As daylight broke, waterlines, tree leaves coated in river mud and the washed-out cars were visible. The cars were hauled out Monday afternoon and were total losses. They have their lives and some new clothes. 'I said, 'Let's go to my house.' I called my wife to get some towels ready, and I had a lot of extra shirts, so now that family is all dressed in triathlon shirts, and a family member came from South Boston [Virginia] to pick them up,' Roney said. Roney said the entire ordeal is a good reminder not to depend on GPS in a storm and to back up if you see water over the road, and he's very grateful he was able to help. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-07-2025
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WATCH: Flooding seen across central North Carolina after Tropical Storm Chantal
(WGHP) — Parts of the Piedmont Triad and central North Carolina saw heavy rainfall and flooding after the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal passed through the region. Flood warnings continue for the Haw River at Haw River until Tuesday morning, and the Deep River at Moncure until Wednesday morning. Please stay away from flooded roads, and keep children away from any swollen creek or stream. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-07-2025
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At least 1 dead as Chantal brings record-breaking flooding to North Carolina
Crews in North Carolina are "overwhelmed" with water rescues and search efforts on Monday after Chantal, then a tropical storm, made landfall a day earlier, causing record-breaking flooding in the central part of the state and at least one death, officials said. While the storm has dissipated as of Monday morning, Chantal -- the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season -- brought up to 6 inches of rain in some areas, causing many to be displaced from their homes. A woman in Chatham County, North Carolina, died on Sunday after she drove into the floodwaters and was swept approximately 100 feet off the roadway, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. More than 100 roads have closed due to flooding in Chatham County, and a portion of Highway 902 collapsed and was washed away, officials said. "Just because the water may have subsided in some areas it is still dangerous to travel in some places," Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson said on Monday. MORE: Hurricane season is here and meteorologists are losing a vital tool for forecasting them In Orange County, North Carolina, the storm brought 5 to 9 inches of rain, causing flooded roads along with fallen trees and power lines. The county is under a state of emergency until further notice, officials said. The Eno River near Huckleberry Springs -- just outside of Durham, North Carolina -- rose more than 20 feet in less than six hours as of Monday morning, and the Haw River near Burlington grew from 2 feet to 32.5 feet in just 13 hours. More than 33,000 customers are still without power in North Carolina as of noon on Monday and the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina, issued a notice asking residents to boil their water as flooding from the Eno River impacted the local water treatment plant. The town will have a "limited supply of water until the river recedes and the drinking water can be processed to refill the water tanks," officials said. Chantal will continue to move northeast on Monday, with flood watches in effect for northeast Virginia through central New Jersey. About 2 to 3 inches of rain is possible in these areas, with the storm hitting Baltimore and Philadelphia on Monday afternoon and New York City seeing light rain on Monday evening into Tuesday morning. ABC News' Kenton Gewecke and Ahmad Hemingway contributed to this report.
