Flooding was reported on roadways in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pamlico, Union and Henderson counties, mostly on secondary roads. Several roads in the Holden Beach area were reported impassable as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night but were reported open Wednesday morning. Two roads remain closed in Pender County due to the January 27 storm. They are the only roads reported closed today. Brunswick County schools are operating on a two-hour delay today.
Schools are closed in Pamlico County.
Wednesday morning, local officials were using 12-foot aluminum boats to evacuate a mobile home park that borders a swamp in Wilson County. About 20 people were being taken to a shelter set up at the Wilson Rescue Building. In Pitt County, National Guard troops helped evacuate a group home in Grifton. Residents there were transferred to other group homes in the area. Rising water in Wake County's Crabtree Creek has left parking lots at Crabtree Valley Mall and a car dealership on Wake Forest Road flooded.