Jul 6, 2025
Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall over northeastern South Carolina during the morning hours of July 6. The remnants of Chantal then tracked west-northwest into portions of central North Carolina, stalling out over the area before tracking east-northeast into Virginia by the 7th of July. Catastrophic flash flooding occurred from record rainfall of up to 11 inches in some spots of the Piedmont, included 6 flash flood fatalities across Chatham, Alamance, and Orange Counties. Widespread flooding
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1280381). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Moore County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.