The Louise Beck Properties  Conference Room at the Chamber office is open if you need space to work, meet with clients, or coordinate cleanup efforts.

We have phone, WIFI, parking, coffee and cold drinks.

Are you closed today? Do you have an urgent need for clean up assistance? What are your long-term needs? Our staff is ready to pitch in. Contact us to let us know what's going on at your business. Call us at (919) 967-7075, email our team, reach out via Twitter or Facebook, or stop by our office at 104 S. Estes Dr. in Chapel Hill. 

• To report flooding and other non-emergency activity, please call the Orange County phone bank at (919) 732-5063.
• The temporary Red Cross shelter is available at  Smith Middle School. The school is located at 9201 Seawell School Road in Chapel Hill.  The shelter will accommodate residents and those with special needs. Pets can also be accommodated.
• Need to report an  outage to Duke Energy? Find how to and more information  here.
• Report an outage to Piedmont Electric by calling (800) 449-2667.
• Check out Guidelines for Cleaning, Salvaging, and Remodeling for Food Service Establishments and Retail Stores from the Orange County Health Department here.
• Need to file a flood insurance claim?  Follow these steps and check out resources  here,  here, and  here.
• Need a plumber? Call a Chamber member plumber or other members that can help with cleanup and maintenance.
• Need help cleaning up?  Call a Chamber member cleaning service.
• Need a place to stay?  Book a room at a Chamber member hotel.
• For a complete list of weather-related preparation tips, visit Orange County Emergency Services' website.
• For the latest Orange County weather updates, follow the Emergency Services Twitter page.
• This time was a close call. Want to make sure you're ready the next time disaster strikes?  Make an emergency response plan and make an appointment with a Chamber member insurance agency.

Given the likelihood of additional precipitation over the next 36-48 hours, we would encourage folks to remain vigilant as they begin moving around the community.  We understand that they want to get into their places of business to assess things, but we still have power outages at a number of intersections, as well as the potential for trees to come down due to the heavily saturated ground. 

 

Local emergency services crews have responded to natural gas leaks, trees on power lines, trees down and blocking roadways, automatic fire and burglar alarms, house leaks and basement floods.  Major flooding occurred in the Camelot Village and Brookwood Condominium, and University Mall areas as well as the Eastgate shopping center. The lower level of the Town of Chapel Hill's Town Hall also sustained flooding waters measured at approximately 24 inches.

 

The Town is preparing for the next batch of rain anticipated Monday night with personnel and services to assist with emergency needs. We want to remind everyone to not try to drive in standing water nor walk through water that is knee-deep. Also be very cautious of water drains that may be located below flooding waters. If you need assistance to evacuate from a dangerous area, call 911.

 

Local media outlets are doing a good job keeping up with closures, power outages, etc., so we would encourage residents to monitor those.  The Town of Chapel Hill will continue to share information as it becomes available.