Updated as of 9:02 p.m. on July 7 to include video of flooding across Alamance County.

On July 6 Tropical Storm Chantal made its way through central North Carolina, including Alamance County, flooding the county and leaving over five thousand homes across the county without power, according to Duke Energy. 

According to the National Weather Service will continue to lift north to Virginia, slowly weakening. 

According to an email sent by Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley to all Elon University students, campus operations on July 7 will continue on a normal schedule. Employees who are unable to travel should communicate with their supervisor. 

Town of Elon Mayor Emily Sharpe said the town’s Public Works Department has been driving through Elon checking on roads and homes in a statement to Elon News Network. She wrote that Manning Avenue is currently impassable due to flooding. 

“This may possibly be the worst flooding we have had in Town in decades,” she wrote in the statement. “Our only goal is to keep everyone safe.”

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Haw River until July 8. 

Elon senior Phoebe Smith, who remained on campus this summer for her internship with the Alamance Dream Center, said her work has been canceled for tomorrow due to the weather.

“So many people who come to the camps that we have live in parts of town that are super impacted by the flooding,” Smith said. “They’re worried the roads are going to be undriveable.”

Smith said the rainfall at her on-campus apartment was intense.

“Nonstop, hard, loud rain,” she said. “My whole window is barely open, and rain’s coming in.”

She said she’s been sharing photos of the weather conditions with everyone she knows. 

“I’m like, ‘Look at this. Look at the rain,’” she said. “And I mean, after in Texas what happened — so scary.”

On Friday, floods swept through south-central parts of Texas, including Kerr, Travis, Williamson, Burnet, Blanco, Gillespie and Llano counties. The Guadalupe River flooded with a surge of over 30 feet. 

According to CNN Weather, at least 82 people have died in the floods. 

A tornado warning was also issued for central Alamance County and northwestern Orange County until 7:30 p.m. July 6, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh.

At 6:38 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mebane, moving southwest at 10 miles per hour. An earlier warning confirmed a tornado over Mebane moving southwest at 10 miles per hour. 

At 7:39 p.m., National Weather Service Doppler radar picked up strong thunderstorms across Chatham, Orange, and Alamance counties with wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. 

According to a National Weather Service alert, flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed, and damage to roofs, windows, vehicles, and trees is likely.

At 8:01 p.m., the National Weather Service in Raleigh reported that between two and six inches of rain had fallen due to the thunderstorms across Alamance, Chatham and Orange counties. The NWS has also reported flooding due to the thunderstorms. 

Elon University issued an E-Alert at 7:49 p.m. that the road at Sankey Hall and Clohan Dining is closed due to flooding. 

A flash flood warning was in effect until July 7 at 2:00 a.m.

According to the NWS some areas that will experience flash flooding include Alamance, Elon, Burlington, Gibsonville, Graham, Mebane, Liberty, Haw River, Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Siler City, Carrboro, Goldston, Ramseur, Franklinville, Swepsonville, Staley and Sutphin. 

In the event of an emergency, people are advised to contact Campus Safety and Police at 336-278-5555 and for immediate medical emergencies, dial 9-1-1.