On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.

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 and prompted dozens of rescues.

Debris lie by an apartment complex in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Monday, July 7, 2025 after Tropical Storm Chantal brought rain and flooding the previous day. The flooding set cars, metal dumpsters and other debris afloat the night of July 6, 2025.

Following one-in-a-thousand-year storm, residents urged to test wells and avoid floodwaters due to serious contamination risks.

Several of the town’s low-lying areas flooded as Chantal swept through, and falling trees blocked multiple roads.

Some neighbors used a makeshift bridge that was constructed with a ladder and a wooden plank. Their road was repaired late Tuesday.

The Town of Hillsborough was hit hard by Tropical Depression Chantal Sunday night. The Town remains under a boil water advisory, and Gold Park and the Riverwalk are closed. The historic Eno River Mill building also sustained significant flooding damage.