Ignacio (L) and Sylvia Bautista hold hands after checking out their property following Hurricane Florence, now tropical depression on Wednesday in Beulaville, N.C. Florence, is continuing to dump rain on North and South Carolina and the Cape Fear River Valley and other rivers will rise breaking record flood levels. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Ignacio Bautista stands in the front door of his damaged home. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Alissa Lowery, 20, stands in her living room examining the aftermath in Beulaville, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A building sits flooded in Chinquapin, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A main roadway sits flooded in Chinquapin, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A neighborhood sits flooded in Chinquapin, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
The Kennedy family look over photos saved after their home was flooded and damaged in Chinquapin, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Andrew Jackson walks through flooded waters in a trailer park following Hurricane Florence, now tropical depression on Tuesday in Wilmington, N.C. Florence, is continuing to dump rain on North and South Carolina and the Cape Fear River Valley and other rivers will rise breaking record flood levels. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Mona Houser, stands on the porch of her trailer following Hurricane Florence, now tropical depression on Tuesday in Wilmington, N.C. Florence, is continuing to dump rain on North and South Carolina and the Cape Fear River Valley and other rivers will rise breaking record flood levels. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Members of the Humane Society of Missouri rescue chickens in Currie, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Cynthia Sweet, with the Humane Society of Missouri, rescue carries two rooster. HSM rescued three roosters and two hens. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Shaqudnda Johnson 20 and Jamal Whitmore 20, cool off in the flooded waters off HWY 210 where a section was washed out in Currie, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
PAR Electrical Contractors work at repairing electricity to the city following Hurricane Florence, now tropical depression on Monday in Carolina Beach, N.C. Florence, is continuing to dump rain on North and South Carolina and the Cape Fear River Valley and other rivers will rise breaking record flood levels. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Mural of the American flag painted on garage doors of an auto repair place following Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Grove, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Local residents wait for hours in a long line for ice at Rose Ice & Coal Co. in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Duncan Taylor hands a large bag of ice to Mr. Jones at Rose Ice & Coal Co. in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Local residents wait in line for ice at Rose Ice & Coal Co. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Local residents wait in line for Harris Teeter to open. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Members of Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 rescue an evacuee's pet near Riegelwood, N.C. on Sunday. Photo by PO2 Loumania Stewart/U.S. Coast Guard/UPI
Members of Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 rescue an evacuee's pet near Riegelwood, N.C. Photo by PO2 Loumania Stewart/U.S. Coast Guard/UPI
The dogs had become stranded by floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence. Photo by PO2 Loumania Stewart/U.S. Coast Guard/UPI
The Coast Guard has been conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers. Photo by PO2 Loumania Stewart/U.S. Coast Guard/UPI
Members of Task Force 75, John Peters (L) and Eric Carlson work at entering a house where three dogs were left abandoned following Hurricane Florence, now tropical depression on Sunday in Wilmington, N.C. Florence is continuing to dump rain on North and South Carolina where some rivers are expected to crest early Monday afternoon. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Sheriff Deputy T.C. Smith, New Hanover Co. along with Members of Task Force 75, work placing an abandoned dog in a cage for transportation to a shelter. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Florence, now a tropical depression on Sunday in Castle Hayne, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Blue Cay road is flooded as parts of a nearby lake over flowed into the neighborhood in Castle Hayne, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A house sits in a flooded area in Castle Hayne, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Winston Garrett, who waited in line for three hours, pumps gas at a Costco gas station in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A car sits abandoned on a street during Hurricane, now tropical storm Florence on Saturday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Henry Murtagh, 17, of Wilmington, swims in a flooded street after his friends bet him 10 dollars during tropical storm Florence. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
An Emergency Response Team utility vehicle drives through water over a foot deep on route 17 in Hampstead just outside of Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
INTF-1, (Indiana Task Force), Indiana Urban Search and Rescue team and their rescue dog, pause at a local gas station to fill up in preparation on Saturday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Tree limbs extend from the corner of the house where a tree fell and trapped a family killing the mother and 8 month old baby during Hurricane Florence, now tropical storm Florence, on Saturday in Wilmington, N.C. The man was in critical condition and taken to a hospital. They were the first known deaths attributed to Tropical Storm Florence, which was a Category 1 hurricane when it struck the city. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Rescue personnel take a moment to pray after a large tree fell on a home killing a mother and her infant following Hurricane Florence coming ashore on Friday in Wilmington, N.C. A man was rescued. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Rescue personnel rest outside a home where a mother and her infant were killed after Hurricane Florence landed on shore Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Rescue personnel rest outside a home where a mother and her infant were killed after Hurricane Florence landed on shore Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Rescue personnel remove gear from a home where a mother and her infant were killed after Hurricane Florence landed on shore Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A local resident holds onto her hat against gusty winds as she walks down the beach as downgraded Tropical Storm Florence reaches the Charleston area Friday in Isle of Palms, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Local residents in costume run down the beach as they take part in a hurricane party pub crawl as downgraded Tropical Storm Florence reaches the Charleston area Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Local residents check the wind on the beach as downgraded Tropical Storm Florence reaches the Charleston area Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A local resident walks backwards as she fights blowing sand on the beach as downgraded Tropical Storm Florence reaches the Charleston area Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Local residents run off the beach in gusty winds and light rain as downgraded Tropical Storm Florence reaches the Charleston area Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Zach Boucher and Chris Craig sit on a bench in the flooded waters following Hurricane Florence on Friday in downtown Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
The hood of a car sits barely connected to the car following Hurricane Florence on Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A man clears debris in the road to prevent flooding as Hurricane Florence makes landfall Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Mark Anthony Mueller (L) and Ray Baca, both from Wilmington, sit on a bench, as the Cape Fear River flows onto South Water Street on Friday. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A bridge at Wallace Park is partially submerged as water levels rise after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A sign on a local shop lists three recent hurricanes that have hit the region as Hurricane Florence weakened and slowed after hitting land in North Carolina on Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Flags flutter by the Ravenel Bridge as wind increased from approaching Hurricane Florence on Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A young girl chases a kite in light winds as Hurricane Florence weakened and slowed after hitting land in North Carolina on Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Local residents stroll along the beach as Hurricane Florence weakened and slowed Friday. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A local resident sweeps her porch of leaves and branches following Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Shane Fernando points to the area where the tree hit his house in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A tree lays in the street at Market and 20th in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Antonio Griffin, 43, hauls freshly cut logs from a fallen tree following Hurricane Florence on Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Florence, a category 1 storm hit the coast between South and North Carolina. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Griffin (L) and Dalton Jordan, 15, (R) clean up debris. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Volunteers from Jacksonville, Fla. clean up a fallen tree following Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Christian Philips, from Wilmington, uses an axe to split a tree that was blocking the road, as Hurricane Florence makes landfall on Friday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Local residents walk around their neighborhood following Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Debris lines a street as police drive around checking on situations following Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A police car investigates a fallen tree in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A fallen tree lays in a street in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
The awning of a gas station is blown off in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Forecasters {link:said: "https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/09/14/Rain-floods-tornadoes-hit-Carolinas-as-Hurricane-Florence-makes-landfall/2931536167291/?ds=1"} earlier Friday Florence was packing winds of 90 mph and rated at Category 1. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A man determines if he can drive over fallen power lines in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A road is washed over as Hurricane Florence makes landfall in Carolina Beach, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A road is washed over in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Lines are down at an intersection prior to approaching Hurricane Florence on Thursday in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A sign shows that a Hurricane warning is in effect, as Hurricane Florence begins to touch down, September 13, 2018 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Florence, a category 2 storm, is expected to hit the coast between South and North Carolina and could be the strongest storm on record for the East Coast of the United States. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A man walks his dog by a bar/restaurant prior to the approaching Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
People wait in line to get ice at an outdoor dispenser in preparation for approaching Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Waves get bigger as boats are docked at Port City Marina in preparation for approaching Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Carson Grace Toomer (L) swims beside Elizabeth Claire Toomer (C) and Martin-Maine Wrangell in the Intracoastal Waterway as Hurricane Florence begins to lash the coast in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A man brings a case of beer under cover as he watches from Dockside Restaurant before Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A local resident rides his bicycle past a boarded up shop as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolina coast on Thursday in Charleston, S.C. A mandatory evacuation order remains in effect for the coast but at least half of the residents in Charleston are believed to have stayed as the storm loses intensity. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A surfer rides the increased swells as Hurricane Florence approaches in Folly Beach, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A surfer rides the increased swells in Folly Beach, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A "Gone Surfing" message is left on the plywood boards protecting the doors of McKevlins Surf Shop in Folly Beach, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A local resident walks past a shuttered historic home along the historic Battery on Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A local residents talk a walk along the historic Battery on Charleston Harbor in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
People fill up the last of available gas in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI.
A man walks on the docks to view Wrightsville Beach, approaching Hurricane Florence on Thursday in Wilmington, N.C. Florence, downgraded to a category 2 storm, is expected to hit the coast between South and North Carolina. Photo by Al Drago/UPI.
People sit on the beach prior to the approaching hurricane in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
The Jordan family walks along the beach near Sky Wheel Amusement Park before approaching Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C., on Wednesday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
The Ol' Irish pub sits boarded up with messages for approaching Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
The doors to Bloomington Consignment store are barricaded with sandbags in preparation in Calabash, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Mike Brown pumps gas into reserve tanks in Little River, S.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Pieces of wood cover the windows of a home in Wilmington, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Pieces of wood cover the windows of a business in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A gas station in Wilmington, N.C., had run out of gas on Wednesday. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Greg Wong, a Long Island, N.Y., native, has lived in Wilmington for 11 years. He's boarding up windows on his home in advance of Florence's arrival. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Jeremie Plyer pumps gas into reserve tanks and a bucket for his generator at home in preparation for approaching Hurricane Florence on Wednesday in Little River, S.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Pallets of mulch are stacked in front of the doors of an Ace Hardware in preparation in Calabash, N.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
A man loads belongings into his car before evacuating in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
A surfer heads into the water before the approaching hurricane in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Arisa Yoon, from Wrightsville Beach, N.C., balances on Jeff Pyles, as they enjoy the empty beach before Hurricane Florence arrives. Photo by Al Drago/UPI
Dunleavys Irish Pub in Sullivan's Island, S.C., is known for its hurricane parties. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Shrimping and pleasure boats aresecured along Shem Creek as boat owners prepare for the storm in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A body surfer takes advantage of wave action caused by Hurricane Florence in Sullivan's Island, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Sandbags protect the main entrance at Stella Maris Catholic Church in the beach village of Sullivan's Island, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
A tiny market in the beach village of Sullivan's Island, S.C. is boarded up in preparation for approaching hurricane. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Some coastal South Carolina residents are being told to evacuate. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Workers attach hurricane shutters to a historic home along the Charleston Battery on Tuesday in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Workers attach hurricane shutters to a shop window on historic King Street shopping district in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Sandbags cover the entrance to the Apple Store to prevent flooding in the historic King Street shopping district in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Workers attach hurricane cloth to windows on the Charleston City Hall in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Workers attach hurricane shutters to windows along the beach on Tuesday in Isle of Palms, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
Shops were closed on the historic King Street shopping district in Charleston, S.C. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI