Stunned island residents and visitors posted videos and photos on social media showing cars, garages, patios and picket fences covered in floodwaters.

Strong rain bands spinning ashore from a slow-moving tropical weather system just off the North Carolina coast led to major flooding in Brunswick and New Hanover counties. Both Carolina Beach and Southport saw nearly all roads impassable and, at least for Southport, some roads damaged and likely out of service for days.