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Axios
43 minutes ago
- Axios
Tropical Depression Chantal dumps flooding rains on N.C. communities
Tropical Depression Chantal was bringing flooding rains and multiple tornadoes to central North Carolina over Sunday night, prompting Orange and Moore counties to declare states of emergencies. The big picture: Chantal was threatening communities inland after making landfall as a tropical storm along the coast of the Carolinas on Sunday morning, with the National Weather Service noting that thunderstorms associated with the depression were producing "very heavy rainfall" across central and eastern N.C. and into southern Virginia. Threat level: "A Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall remains in effect for this region as very heavy rainfall totals of 4-6", possibly higher, will bring the threat of scattered instances of flash flooding," per the NWS' forecast discussion. Chantal "brought wind gusts of up to 56 mph and over 5 inches of rain to portions of the coastal Carolinas" Sunday morning after forming as a tropical storm a day earlier, the NWS' Wilmington, N.C., office noted on X. "A pre-dawn tornado in Wilmington produced winds estimated near 70 mph," the office said. Zoom in: Moore and Orange counties declared states of emergency due to the storm's flooding rains on Sunday. A voluntary evacuation order was issued for some communities "due to the possibility of Lake Michael Dam failure," Orange County Emergency Services said on Facebook. "Additional rainfall is expected overnight. Please stay off the roads," the county said in another Facebook post. The Town of Southern Pines in Moore County said in an online post that estimates from the "intense, fast-moving rainfall" were as high as 7-8", but the town's infrastructure had "performed exceptionally well with little to no impact" on services. Context: Studies show climate change is altering the frequency and severity of extreme precipitation events that lead to flooding. What's next: "Chantal is expected to continue northward Monday bringing thunderstorm chances deeper into the southern Mid-Atlantic, where heavy downpours and isolated flash flooding can be expected," per the NWS.
New York Times
an hour ago
- New York Times
2 Dead and 300 Injured After Typhoon Danas Strikes Taiwan
Nearly 400,000 households in Taiwan had no power on Monday, hours after Typhoon Danas slammed into the island's southwestern coast, killing at least two people and leaving more than 300 others injured. Typhoon Danas made landfall in Chiayi County late Sunday night with the force of a Category 1 hurricane, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration. It moved offshore early Monday after scraping along Taiwan's west coast, and was approaching mainland China in the afternoon as a tropical storm. As of Monday afternoon, nearly 400,000 households across the island had no electricity, according to Taipower, the state electricity company. Schools and businesses in dozens of cities and counties were closed. Summer typhoons are common in Taiwan, but they usually make landfall on the island's mountainous and lightly populated east coast. The Central Weather Administration said that Danas was the first typhoon to make landfall in Chiayi County since the agency began keeping detailed typhoon records in 1958. President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan said on social media that the typhoon had followed a rare track. 'The whole of Taiwan will be affected by the wind and rain one after another,' he said as the storm approached on Sunday. The two confirmed deaths occurred in Tainan, the island's oldest city and former capital. A 60-year-old man died after the typhoon caused a power outage that shut off his breathing apparatus, and a 69-year-old man was crushed to death by a fallen tree, according to the National Fire Agency. The government did not give details on the conditions of people who were injured.
CNN
an hour ago
- CNN
How floods in Texas turned deadly
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Brooks Holzhausen, with the volunteer group 300 Justice, spoke to CNN detailing the collaboration with state and local law enforcement to help bring missing people home. 01:05 - Source: CNN Timelapse video shows speed of floodwater rising in Texas A timelapse video captured on Friday shows how quickly floodwaters rose along the Llano River in Kingsland, Texas – a town about 95 miles northeast of Camp Mystic. The video, which was sped up, shows the water rush in and rise along the river in the span of 30 minutes. 00:31 - Source: CNN Man describes escaping Airbnb during Texas flash flooding Ricky Gonzalez and a dozen friends were staying at an Airbnb when one of them were awoken by their dog pawing at the door. When they opened the curtain, one of their vehicles was already being swept away. 01:16 - Source: CNN See flood aftermath at Camp Mystic in Texas Authorities are still racing to find victims in central Texas, including 27 people from Camp Mystic, a girls summer camp in Kerr County, where the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours during torrential rains that triggered flash flooding in parts of the state. 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