There were three potential storm-related deaths in North Carolina amid flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal, a state official said Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

Tropical Storm Chantal unleashed torrential rains that flooded downtown Saxapahaw, submerging cars and filling buildings with water. The Haw River surged over its banks, completely covering the town's bridge and transforming roads into rivers of debris.