2 dead following landslide in North Carolina; Officials search for 2 missing in Virginia

Two people were killed when a home collapsed in Boone, North Carolina, after extreme flooding triggered a landslide.

The Boone Police Department tweeted that crews were on the scene of a structural collapse in the Heaven Mountain Area on Wednesday.

(Photo/Boone, North Carolina, Police Department)

The home was destroyed by a gas leak following a landslide as the state continues to feel the effects of Subtropical Storm Alberto, according to the Associated Press.

Sgt. Shane Robbins said the landslide caused the "catastrophic destruction" of the home due to a gas leak, according to the AP.

The identities of the victims have not yet been released while relatives are notified.

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Some areas of the North Carolina mountains have received up to 20 inches of rain in the past 15 days.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in western North Carolina counties on Wednesday. The state of emergency was called after heavy rains overnight prompted mudslides in multiple communities, according to a government press release.

"Within the last 24 hours, 4 to 7 inches of rain fell across portions of the mountains adding to the already heavily saturated ground," the press release reads.

Evacuations orders canceled in North Carolina after officials deem Lake Tahoma Dam safe early

Earlier on Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood emergency for central McDowell County, including the town of Marion.

Heavy rainfall led to a landslide that compromised the Lake Tahoma Dam in western North Carolina early Wednesday morning

The evacuation order was canceled as of 10:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday, after Lake Tahoma was deemed safe after an inspection.

A falling tree killed two South Carolina journalists on Monday

On Monday, two journalists from WYFF-TV in Greenville, South Carolina, died after a tree fell on their vehicle while they were reporting on weather in the region.

WYFF anchor Mike McCormick and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer were covering hazardous weather conditions near Tryon, North Carolina, when a tree fell on their news van.

Rain associated with Alberto was falling across the region at the time of the incident. The storm is not being attributed to their deaths, according to the Associated Press.

Flash flooding strikes Virginia

Heavy rain also produced dangerous and destructive flooding in Virginia.

Two people are missing after reportedly being swept away in floodwaters in Albemarle County, the AP reported. They were both standing outside their vehicle when both they and the car were swept away.

Albemarle County declared a local emergency related to major flooding occurring in southern and western portions of the county, according to a press release from the City of Charlottesville.

This Doppler Radar precipitation estimate shows close to 10 inches of rain where the flooding in Virginia took place Wednesday night in Albemarle County.