Roads flood in heavy rains Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Southport, N.C. (Renee Spencer/The Star-News via AP)
This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows a police officer checking on a vehicle that fell into a sinkhole on a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., after a storm dropped historic amounts of rain, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)
This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows a person walking through flooded water in Brunswick County, N.C., after a storm dropped historic amounts of rain, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Flooding closes part of Stone Chimney Road in Supply, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Floodwaters inundated the Trademark Outdoors business on U.S. Highway 17 in Supply, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Flooding from heavy rains closed U.S Highway 17 near Winnabow, south of Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept.17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows a flooded highway after a storm dropped historic amounts of rain, Monday, Sept. 16 2024. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Flooding from heavy rains closed U.S Highway 17 near Winnabow, south of Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept.17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
A pickup truck sits in a washed out section of road on Old Ocean Highway in Supply, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
In this image provided by the Wilmington, N.C., Fire Department, a firefighter carries a dog through floodwaters, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Kure Beach, N.C., (Wilmington Fire Department via AP)