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Storm ravages Carolina coast with historic flooding
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9/17/2024
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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I've never seen anything like this in about 20 years.
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It's pretty much the craziest event we've ever seen,
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especially for an unnamed storm.
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An unnamed storm, but one that will not be forgotten along the Carolina coast.
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Heavy rain and wind pummeled areas like Carolina Beach, North Carolina,
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leaving historic flooding in its path.
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I have no clue if I have power.
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You know, I have no clue if my animals are okay.
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I have no clue.
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I just, I'm stuck.
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Homes underwater, cars stalled out all across the beach town,
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flooding so high it was chest deep at times.
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As the thick of the storm moved out and sun came in,
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it left people assessing damage, including local business owners.
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We got in and there was about an inch or two of water inside.
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Some potentially facing thousands of dollars worth of damage,
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and high tide kept flooded roadways around even longer until Tuesday morning.
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Waking up this morning and coming home, a lot has dried.
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But to get home, I can't get home.
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Families willing to risk driving through flood waters to get home.
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Ultimately, we started our chase in the Outer Banks following the storm's path south,
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stopping in North Topsail Beach and Surf City, North Carolina along the way.
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There, we found minor flooding, but it's places like Wilmington and Carolina Beach
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that will need weeks, if not months, to rebuild.
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For AccuWeather, I'm Allie Reed.
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