People in charge said that Tropical Storm Debby killed a third person in North Carolina over the weekend.
Fourteen tornadoes touched down in North Carolina early Thursday. One of them hit near Lucama in Wilson County and destroyed a two-story home on Lloyd Road, killing the man who was inside.
In Rockingham County, a woman died Thursday night when a tree fell on her home on Clearwater Lane. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page said the woman was killed. The tree cut through the house and killed a 78-year-old woman who was inside.
Three people died on Saturday afternoon in Robeson County when floodwaters swept away a driver’s car on a road that was cut off. Lumberton Rescue and EMS said the driver was killed.
Saturday, crews were trying to save a car along Old Whiteville Road in Robeson County. Thanks to Lumberton Rescue and EMS for the picture.
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, more than 140 roads were still closed across North Carolina on Sunday. Many of them were flooded because of Debby.
On Saturday, Lumberton police said that the death occurred along Old Whiteville Road, which is off of N.C. 211 and close to Boardman. The driver had driven into floods and died.
The driver went around signs that said “No Parking” and ended up in water that swept their car off the road and into very deep water just off the street. As people in boats tried to save someone, the roof of the car could just barely be seen through the water.
On Saturday, people tried to save a car along Old Whiteville Road. Thanks to Lumberton Rescue and EMS for the picture.
The pictures show how professionals responded to what Lumberton Rescue and EMS said was a “recovery” that turned out to be a “rescue.”
The driver wasn’t named by officials, but they did say that currents were moving along the road and the water was up to a foot deep.
On Saturday, a boater was trying to save a car along Old Whiteville Road in Robeson County. Thanks to Lumberton Rescue and EMS for the picture.
“It needs to be said again,” the agency wrote in the post. “Never drive on flooded roads, and pay attention to signs that say roads are closed.”
On Sunday, the road was still closed because of floods near N.C. 242 and the Boardman area.
After Tropical Storm Debby, many rivers had gone down by Sunday, but flood alerts and watches were still in place across central and eastern North Carolina, where more thunderstorms were likely over the next few days.
On Thursday, firefighters in Cumberland County were able to save this driver from flooding near I-95 and Downing Road. Vander Fire Department provided the picture.
The National Weather Service said that localized downpours could cause more flash floods along the coast of the Carolinas, even though the ground was already wet from Hurricane Debbie.