Chantal, a former tropical storm, was expected to continue producing rain across portions of the mid-Atlantic on Monday, July 7. The system, downgraded to a tropical depression, was spinning over the mid-Atlantic region on the morning of July 7,

Dozens of residents needed to be rescued from rising water, and hundreds of roads were closed as the storm moved over the central part of North Carolina.

Chantal downgraded to a tropical depression over the weekend and was moving northeast through Virginia early morning Monday as flash flood threats continued near the storm, forecasters say. There have been no local impact in Louisiana.