Recent flash flooding in Texas​, New Mexico​ and North Carolina​ is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.

Scattered storms are becoming severe Wednesday. Heavy rain threats may cause life-threatening flash flooding in the eastern Triad on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of central North Carolina Wednesday, including Moore County.

Heavy rain fell overnight in Raleigh and Durham. There was ponding on roads, but the flooding was not comparable to Sunday night's storms, which caused water rescues and several deaths.

Thursday afteroon rain and storms may cause more life-threatening flash flooding as we recover from Wednesday night floods.

The NWS Raleigh NC issued a flood watch at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday valid from 11 p.m. until Friday 5 a.m. in effect until Friday at 5 a.m. The watch is for Halifax, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Wake, Johnston,

Flash flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal caused severe disruption in central North Carolina, prompting evacuations in Mebane and Chapel Hill.

A map from AccuWeather warned that the highest-risk areas for flash flooding are Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, much of Maryland, Eastern and Central Virginia and Northern North Carolina. Downpours associated with the storms could be severe enough to cause travel disruptions and flash floods, the map said.