North Carolina
Rainfall records: Five spots have preliminarily topped North Carolina's tropical cyclone rainfall record: Swansboro (34 inches), Hofmann Forest (29.48 inches), Sunny Point (27.44 inches), Nature Conservancy (27.12 inches) and Newport/Morehead City (25.20 inches). The previous record was 24.06 inches from Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
Rescues: Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Monday afternoon news conference that more than 2,600 people and 300 animals have been rescued from the flooding statewide.
Other evacuations: Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of up to 7,500 people living within a mile of a stretch of the Cape Fear River and the Little River, about 100 miles from the North Carolina coast. The evacuation zone included part of the city of Fayetteville, population 200,000.
South Carolina
Evacuation center evacuated: Sunday night, two dozen people had to leave an evacuation center in Cheraw, South Carolina, when more than 2 feet of water flooded the building, WCCB reported. The Cheraw Fire chief said the evacuees were being moved to Cheraw High School.
Other evacuations: Sunday afternoon, Florence County issued a mandatory evacuation order for people who live near Black Creek, which was expected to reach 14 feet by midnight and crest at 16.5 feet by 1 p.m. Tuesday. Evacuations also occurred Sunday in the town of Bennettsville in an area where about 200 people live, according to WPDE.com.
100 rescues: Crews rescued people from flooded homes in the towns of Marion and Mullins early Sunday, not far from areas where a foot of rain or more fell in a 48-hour span. Marion County administrator Tim Harper said about 100 swift-water rescues had been conducted.
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