More than 30 people are unaccounted for in North Carolina after Tropical Depression Fred unleashed heavy rains and dangerous conditions.
RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 30 people were unaccounted for Wednesday in North Carolina after Tropical Depression Fred unleashed heavy rains and dangerous conditions.
Unconfirmed tornados spawned by Fred already caused damage in places in Georgia and North Carolina on Tuesday as the system moved north, well inland from the coastal areas that usually bear the brunt of tropical weather. One death was reported in Florida, where authorities said a driver hydroplaned and flipped into a ditch near Panama City.
“The bigger threat is probably just the chances of flooding and widespread flood watches that are in effect right now,” he said. In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday he had declared a state of emergency and approximately 100 people had been rescued during the flooding in the state’s mountains. There were at least 70 water rescue efforts in Buncombe County, spokesperson Lillian Govus said, and 911 call records show 2,400 calls within 24 hours, more than twice the typical volume.
Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers said the hours of inundation Tuesday “created a major disaster area” in his town.
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