A t least six people were killed as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal descended on central North Carolina, officials said this week. Chantal brought heavy localized flooding to the region, destroying homes and businesses throughout Orange, Person, Alamance, Chatham and Durham counties Sunday evening.

Chantal, now a tropical depression, is expected to bring heavy rainfall to multiple states along the east coast on Monday, July 7.

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

A second death occurred in Alamance County Sunday night at the intersection of Jones Drive and Calloway Drive in Mebane, WXII12 reports. Citing the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, the TV station said a 911 caller said he and a friend were driving in separate vehicles but became separated.

As the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal stream northward into the Tri-State Area, major weather changes are in store after a near-perfect Fourth of July weekend in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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

The alert went out shortly after 10 a.m. as the city declared a CodeRED emergency, according to a news release. The city, which lies in Alamance and Orange counties, gets its water from the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant. The plant was damaged during the flooding from remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal on Sunday.