AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.

11:35 a.m. Friday, July 11, Japan time: Tropical Depression 06W spawned overnight Thursday more than 700 miles south of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Joint Typhoon Warning Center’s initial forecast track keeps it more than 200 miles east of the Tokyo area at mid-day Monday.

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

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of. Chantal is now a post-tropical cyclone, according to the last advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 a.m. ET.

Despite copious rainfall from Tropical Storm Chantal and a series of afternoon showers, Fayetteville has only climbed back to the 30-year seasonal average for rainfall. It's easy to forget how dry the past spring was when we're bailing out basements and swatting mosquitoes.

Orange County and nearby areas experienced between five and nine inches of rainfall, causing significant flooding as Chantal moved through.

Following Tropical Storm Chantal, Mebane is experiencing severe water scarcity, putting over 20,000 residents in jeopardy.

Complete strangers have taken it upon themselves to help, gathering water, supplies, and volunteering to pitch in.