The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal unloaded nearly a foot of rain on central North Carolina beginning 6 July, pushing the Eno River in Durham to a record 25.63 feet and the Haw River in Alamance County to 32.5 feet, its second-highest mark on record. State officials report at least five deaths, including motorists swept from roads and two missing boaters later found on Jordan Lake. Swift-water teams carried out more than 200 rescues in Chapel Hill, Durham and neighboring counties, while floodwaters forced the evacuation of some 60 apartment residents and inundated shopping centers. The deluge closed at least 65 roads and swamped sections of Interstates 40 and 85 for up to 48 hours, knocked out power to roughly 34,000 customers and was classified by hydrologists as a 500- to 1,000-year flood event in parts of the region. With soils saturated, the National Weather Service has kept flood watches in effect from central North Carolina to the mid-Atlantic as additional storms could drop another three inches of rain through 11 July. Governor Josh Stein urged residents to avoid flooded roadways and follow local evacuation orders while damage assessments and searches for any remaining missing persons continue.