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,

Just days after Tropical Depression Chantal caused deadly flooding conditions in North Carolina, more rounds of heavy rain returned Wednesday. More Severe Storms and Flash Flooding Threats Returning ThursdaySign up for our NewslettersPlease don't drive during severe storms this week and watch for downed trees and power lines after the storms move away.

Multiple counties in central North Carolina are under a flood watch Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Raleigh said.

However, locally higher amounts of rainfall, between 2 inches and more than 5 inches, could be possible anywhere in central North Carolina. Areas including and west of Alamance, Chatham, Lee, Moore, and Hoke counties have a slightly greater chance of receiving that higher precipitation.

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

Central North Carolina is preparing for another round of severe thunderstorms Wednesday night, with a high risk of flooding in western counties already reeling from Tropical Depression Chantal.

On Saturday at 12:50 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC released a flood watch valid from 1 p.m. until Monday 8 p.m. The watch is for Inland Brunswick and Coastal Brunswick as well as Columbus County.

A flood watch is in effect for Forsyth and Guilford counties through 6 a.m. on Monday, according to an advisory from the National Weather Service issued on Sunday morning. Heavy rains are forecast as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal impact much of the state today.