Storm ravages Carolina coast with historic flooding

AccuWeather

Over 48 hours, our crews tracked a powerful storm along the Carolina coast. Ali Reid reports from Carolina Beach, where flooding left homes underwater, cars stalled and businesses damaged.

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00:00I've never seen anything like this in about 20 years.

00:03It's pretty much the craziest event we've ever seen,

00:07especially for an unnamed storm.

00:09An unnamed storm, but one that will not be forgotten along the Carolina coast.

00:14Heavy rain and wind pummeled areas like Carolina Beach, North Carolina,

00:18leaving historic flooding in its path.

00:20I have no clue if I have power.

00:22You know, I have no clue if my animals are okay.

00:26I have no clue.

00:28I just, I'm stuck.

00:30Homes underwater, cars stalled out all across the beach town,

00:34flooding so high it was chest deep at times.

00:38As the thick of the storm moved out and sun came in,

00:41it left people assessing damage, including local business owners.

00:45We got in and there was about an inch or two of water inside.

00:49Some potentially facing thousands of dollars worth of damage,

00:53and high tide kept flooded roadways around even longer until Tuesday morning.

00:58Waking up this morning and coming home, a lot has dried.

01:02But to get home, I can't get home.

01:05Families willing to risk driving through flood waters to get home.

01:09Ultimately, we started our chase in the Outer Banks following the storm's path south,

01:14stopping in North Topsail Beach and Surf City, North Carolina along the way.

01:18There, we found minor flooding, but it's places like Wilmington and Carolina Beach

01:24that will need weeks, if not months, to rebuild.

01:27For AccuWeather, I'm Allie Reed.

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