In July, Tropical Depression Chantal brought heavy rain to central North Carolina, causing severe flooding. Flooding and washed out roads blocked 100+ roads and highways across central NC including Chatham, Moore, Orange, Durham, Alamance, Person and Caswell counties.
If you’ve been impacted by flooding, please check out the following resources:
General Information
Crisis Cleanup Website is crisiscleanup.org
Hotline for Public: 910-218-1569
Materials & Flyers: TS Chantal Resources
NCDOT Road Closure Map for your reference.
After Storms, Watch Out for Scams
Emergency Management: An active weather pattern with slow moving showers and storms remains in the forecast again Thursday (July 10, 2025).
Town of Chapel Hill: Emergency Updates
City of Durham: Emergency Updates
FOX8: “Graham–Mebane Water Treatment Plant resumes water production; water shortage plan still in place”
Know Your Rights: Know your rights as an immigrant before, during, and after disasters. Lee esto en español.
National Emergency Childcare Network: https://emergencychildcare.orgQuestions? silke.knebel@emergencychildcare.org
Town of Carrboro: Recovery Resources
Triangle Mutual Aid: Linktree, en espanol
- The organization has casework teams available to help reconnect families impacted by the floods. You can contact them by phone at 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or through a monitored digital form online.
- Located in Burlington, operating as an emergency shelter.
Mebane Arts and Community Center:
- Serving as a temporary emergency shelter due to potential dam failure in Mebane.
Mobile Apps
Mental Health Resources
National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help families and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. Resources include:
- After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)
- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español; ASL)
- Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents (En Español)
- Once I Was Very Very Scared (En Español) – children’s book
- Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
- Creating Supportive Environments When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
- Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators(En Español)
- Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
- Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
- Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
- The Power of Parenting: How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregiver Dies
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español) (for responders)
Psychological First Aid
The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA; En Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. PFA Mobile and the PFA Wallet Card (En Español) provide a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training (En Español) course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center. PFA Handouts include:
- Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers (En Español)
- Parent Tips for Helping Preschoolers (En Español)
- Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children (En Español)
- Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents (En Español)
- Tips for Adults (En Español)
Tenants’ Rights (Legal Aid NC)
If your home is damaged to the point that it is not habitable, you have the right to terminate your lease.
You must notify your landlord, in writing, within ten (10) days of the damage of your intent to terminate
the lease, unless your lease provides otherwise, and pay rent through the date you end the lease.
Please review your lease and contact Legal Aid of North Carolina if you have questions. (NCGS 42-12