As the death toll from Florence rises to 13 and hundreds of people are being pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of a still-unfolding disaster: catastrophic, widespread river flooding.
After blowing ashore as a hurricane with 90 mph winds, Florence virtually parked itself much of the weekend atop the Carolinas as it pulled warm water from the ocean and hurled it onshore. Officials have now downgraded the storm to a tropical depression.
Storm surges, flash floods and winds scattered destruction widely throughout the east coast and the Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers are using helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles throughout the weekend to conduct rescues.
The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical depression climbed to 13 on Saturday night, with 10 dead in North Carolina and three dead in South Carolina, according to officials and media reports.
Among the dead are a couple in South Carolina who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator inside their home during the storm.
A member of the US Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical depression Florence hit Newport North Carolina
Members of the Nebraska Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team help load an elderly resident onto a bus as they evacuate an assisted living facility to a church as a precaution against potential flooding Saturday
A home is damaged after a large tree fell on it Sunday in Wilmington, North Carolina. So far, 13 deaths have been reported
A sailboat is shoved up against a house and a collapsed garage Saturday, September 15 after heavy wind and rain from Florence
The North Carolina fatalities also include three who died 'due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways,' the Duplin County Sheriff's Office reported.
Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said 63-year-old Mark Carter King and 61-year-old Debra Collins Rion were killed by breathing in carbon monoxide.
Their bodies were found in a Loris home Saturday afternoon, but they likely died the day before as the heavy rains and winds from former hurricane-turned-Tropical Depression Florence were moving onshore.
FEMA Administrator Brock Long said: 'We’ll get through this. It’ll be ugly but we’ll get through it.'
Florence weakened into to tropical depression Sunday morning but flash flooding and major river flooding are expected to continue over significant portions of the Carolinas.
Rivers are swelling toward record levels, forecasters now warn, and thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate for fear that the next few days could bring the most destructive round of flooding in North Carolina history.
Stream gauges across the region showed water levels rising steadily, with forecasts calling for rivers to crest Sunday and Monday at or near record levels: The Little River, the Cape Fear, the Lumber, the Neuse, the Waccamaw and the Pee Dee were all projected to burst their banks, possibly flooding nearby communities.
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.
A Corvette sits damaged after a large tree fell on it Sunday in Wilmington, North Carolina
Maggie Belgie of The Cajun Navy carries a child evacuating a flooding trailer community during Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, North Carolina Saturday
A downed tree uprooted by Hurricane Florence lies next to homes in New Bern, North Carolina
Robert Dolman walks past a Cadillac that has been crushed by a tree Sunday in North Carolina
The next stage of the disaster comes with widespread river flooding
US Marine Corp aid in evacuating the local populace in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Saturday
John Rose owns a furniture business with stores less than a mile from the river. Rain-soaked furniture workers helped him quickly empty more than 1,000 mattresses from a warehouse in a low-lying strip mall.
'It's the first time we've ever had to move anything like this,' Rose said. 'If the river rises to the level they say it's going to, then this warehouse is going to be under water.'
On U.S. Route 401 nearby, rain rose in ditches and around unharvested tobacco crops along the road. Ponds had begun to overflow, and creeks passing under the highway churned with muddy, brown water.
Farther along the Cape Fear River, grass and trees lining the banks were partly submerged, still well below a highway bridge crossing it.
'It's hard to believe it's going to get that high,' says Elizabeth Machado, who came to the bridge to check on the river.
Fayetteville's city officials, meanwhile, got help from the Nebraska Task Force One search and rescue team to evacuate 140 residents of an assisted-living facility in Fayetteville to a safer location at a church.
Already, more than twp feet of rain has fallen in places, and forecasters are saying there could be an additional 1½ feet before Sunday is out.
'I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren't watching for them, you are risking your life,' Gov. Roy Cooper said.
The next stage of the disaster comes with widespread river flooding - which could make history in North Carolina
An updated map from Sunday morning shows Florence's status
Certain areas of North Carolina are experiencing record-breaking major flooding
A Sunday morning map shows the three to five inches of rain in parts of North and South Carolina
Officials were warning residents not only to stay off the roads but also to avoid using GPS systems.
'As conditions change, GPS navigation systems are not keeping up with the road closures and are directing people onto roads that are confirmed closed and/or flooded,' the state Transportation Department said on Twitter.
Florence weakened to a tropical depression early Sunday and was crawling west at 8 mph. At 5am, the storm was centered about 20 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina. Its winds were down to 35 mph.
In Goldsboro, North Carolina, home of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, roads that frequently flood were already closed Saturday by rushing water.
Dozens of electric repair trucks massed to respond to damage expected to hit central North Carolina as rainwater collected into rivers headed to the coast. Hundreds of thousands of outages have been reported.
A creek that feeds into the Neuse was rushing over a road near Phil Eubanks' home Saturday. Another creek backed up into their basement Friday, but based on past experience Eubanks and his wife think the worst is over for them.
'I didn't sleep last night. It was creeping up those steps' from the basement, said his jittery wife, Ellen. 'It came up. It went down today. I think we're OK.'
A pickup truck drives on a flooded road past a farm house that is surrounded by flooded fields from tropical storm Florence in Hyde County, North Carolina, Saturday
Resident Joseph Eudi looks at flood debris and storm damage from Hurricane Florence at a home on East Front Street in New Bern, North Carolina, Saturday
Rescue personnel use a small transport a flood victim and her animals to dry land from heavy rains from Florence in North Carolina
On Saturday evening, Duke Energy said heavy rains caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said about 2,000 cubic yards (1,530 cubic meters) of ash were displaced at the Sutton Plant and that contaminated storm water likely flowed into the plant's cooling pond.
Sutton was mothballed in 2013 and the company has been excavating ash to remove to safer lined landfills. The ash left behind when coal is burned contains toxic heavy metals, including lead and arsenic.
In New Bern , along the coast, homes were completely surrounded by water, and rescuers used inflatable boats to reach people Saturday.
Kevin Knox and his family were rescued by boat from their flooded brick home with the help of Army Sgt. Johan Mackie, whose team used a phone app to locate people in distress.
'Amazing. They did awesome,' said Knox, who was stranded with seven others.
New Bern spokeswoman Colleen Roberts said 455 people were safely rescued in the town of 30,000 residents. She called damage to thousands of buildings 'heart-wrenching.'
Ernestine Crumpler, 80, is helped by members of the Nebraska Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team as they evacuate an assisted living facility to a church as a precaution against potential flooding the city could see
Resident Alice Tolson steps over storm debris that washed up from the Neuse River at her home on East Front Street in New Bern
Residents of an assisted living facility sit on a bus as they are evacuated Saturday in North Carolina
A 40-foot yacht lies in the yard of a storm-damaged home on East Front Street in New Bern, North Carolina Saturday
The boat washed up with storm surge and debris from Hurricane Florence
Spirits were high, though, at the Trent Park Elementary School in New Bern, where 44-year-old Cathy Yolanda Wright took shelter after being rescued from her flooded home Saturday. Wright, who sings in the choir at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist, led residents at the shelter in an energetic singalong.
People clapped and shouted, 'Amen!' and 'Thank you, Lord.'
Across the Trent River from New Bern, Jerry and Jan Andrews returned home after evacuating to find carp flopping in their backyard near the porch stairs.
Coast Guard helicopters took off across the street to rescue stranded people from rooftops and swamped cars.
The Marines rescued about 20 civilians from floodwaters near Camp Lejeune, using Humvees and amphibious assault vehicles, the base reported.
The dead included a mother and baby killed by a falling tree in Wilmington, North Carolina. South Carolina recorded its first death from the storm, with officials saying a 61-year-old woman was killed when her car hit a tree that fell across a highway.
Three died in one inland county, Duplin, because of water on roads and flash floods, authorities said. A husband and wife died in a storm-linked house fire, officials said, and an 81-year-old man died after falling while packing to evacuate.
A closed sign hangs from the front door of the Blue Flour bakery on Main St. in Columbia, S.C. as the remnants of Hurricane Florence slowly move across the East Coast
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