A week of heavy rain and severe storms continues tonight in much of the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Chantal was the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, damaging much of central North Carolina and leaving many without clean drinking water.

In the aftermath of the Texas Hill Country flooding, as well as floods in New Mexico and North Carolina, misinformation about cloud speeding is surging.

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — For the past few days, torrential rains have hit many in the North Carolina mountains and Upstate. This pattern will keep repeating through the weekend along with the chance for isolated flooding or flash flooding.

Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and rainfall in North and South Carolina, leading to preliminary damage estimates of $4-$6 billion.

Flooding in North Carolina prompted water rescues in Chapel Hill and other parts of the state, which saw the Haw River crest at 32.5 feet early Monday.