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

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

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.

Governor Stein surveyed storm damage in NC and thanked first responders, as efforts to restore utilities and roads continue post-storm.

On the heels of Tropical Depression Chantal, climatologists are warning that storms like it could become more common.