Thousands of people are still in shelters in North Carolina anxiously waiting to find out if they have a home to go back to. Heavy rains and swelling rivers are still a major concern as rising flood waters may affect communities barely touched by Florence. The storm is being blamed for at least 37 deaths in three states.
See photos from the storm and its aftermath in the gallery above.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Part of the Starlite Motel is washed away in the aftermath of flooding from Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Part of the Starlite Motel is washed away in the aftermath of flooding from Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Women walk past a beached vessel on East Front Street in New Bern, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman))
Highway 210 in Spring Lake, N.C. is underwater Wednesday, September 19. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Darien Walker)
Flood waters isolate homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence September 19, 2018, in Lumberton, North Carolina. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Flood waters isolate homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence September 19, 2018, in Lumberton, North Carolina. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Flood waters isolate homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence September 19, 2018, in Lumberton, North Carolina. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump visits the Temple Baptist Church, where food and other supplies are being distributed during Hurricane Florence recovery efforts, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A car sits in a flooded parking lot at an apartment complex near the Cape Fear River as it continues to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
President Donald Trump hugs a young man while handing out prepackaged meals at Temple Baptist Church in an area impacted by Hurricane Florence, Sept. 19, 2018, in New Bern, N.C. (AP)
In this combination of photos, Cape Fear River flows under the Person Street bridge on Sept. 15, 2018, left, and on Sept. 19, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
This combination of photos shows the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team on Sept. 16, 2018, left, and on Sept. 19, 2018, in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
This combination of photos shows Cape Fear River in the background on Sept. 16, 2018, left, and on Sept. 19, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence on Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Residents look out at the flooded entrance to an apartment complex near the Cape Fear River as it continues to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Hanna, left, and Eric Hadley stand at the flooded entrance to an apartment complex near the Cape Fear River as it continues to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Cars sit abandoned on a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Lillington, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
The waters of the Little River flow up against a bridge as it begins to recede making the road passable in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, NC, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Kenny Babb walks down a staircase into the water on his flooded property as the Little River continues to rise after Hurricane Florence in Linden, N.C., Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
This Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 photo shows rising flood waters in the Pee Dee area in Marion County, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
South Carolina Public Works employee Danny Causey walks past a piece of roadway that was washed out by flooding from Hurricane Florence in Allsbrook, S.C., Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Dianna Wood, embraces her husband Lynn, on Tuesday as they look out over their flooded property as the Little River continues to rise in the aftermath of Florence in Linden, N.C. (David Goldman)
A truck drives through floodwaters after Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, near Conway, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
People use a road as a boat ramp after Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Conway, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Floodwaters inundate a church after Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Conway, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
A rescue team pushes a boat towards stranded motorists after Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, near Wallace, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Flooding on Foushee Street in Durham on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Luis Manzano)
A street lamp stands nearly submerged by the Cape Fear River as it continues to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville on Monday. (David Goldman)
Willie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., cradle his dog Lucky as he waits to be rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A flooded cemetery is seen during heavy rains from Florence in Marion, S.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Downgraded overnight to a tropical depression, Florence was still massive. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Samuel Knoeppel, center, and Randy Haba, bottom right, approach to Willie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., on a stranded van in Pollocksville. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A submerged car sits surrounded by water outside a home in a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
A man paddles a kayak in a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, in Fayetteville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Residents paddle a boat through a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
A woman waits inside an American Red Cross evacuation shelter in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on September 17, 2018. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
Bob Richling carries Iris Darden as water from the Little River starts to seep into her home on September 17, 2018, in Spring Lake, North Carolina. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Flood waters are seen around a home as the Little River overflows its banks on September 17, 2018, in Spring Lake, North Carolina. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hundreds of people line up to buy ice at Rose Ice Company Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Wilmington, N.C. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images)
Employees of Xylem Tree Experts work to clear downed pine trees and free up utility lines downed by Hurricane Florence along NC 306 near the Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal. (Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images)
A U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen assists law enforcement with evacuation efforts as the Black Creek river begins to crest in Florence, S.C. (U.S. Army National Guard via Getty Images)
An above ground pool is surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Airplanes sit in floodwaters at Curtis Brown Field in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Elizabethtown, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Ochoa rides in the back of a high water vehicle while searching for residents to evacuate from a flooded neighborhood. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A house is surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Bob Richling carries out a rocking chair for 84-year-old Iris Darden as she evacuates her flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Flooded vehicles sit on a closed section of Interstate 95 in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, where the Lumber river overflowed following flooding from Hurricane Florence (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
What appears to be a small levy breached due to storm waters from hurricane Florence in Rocky Point, NC., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Umstead Road in flooded in Durham on Monday morning. There were several impassable areas near Riverside and Country Club. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
Camelot Village in Chapel Hill experienced flooding Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
Veazey Road in Butner, N.C. was flooded on Monday morning. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Frank Clemmensen)
The swollen Cape Fear River in Lillington on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
Drone shots above the 15-501 bridge between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
Flooding in Robbins, N.C. on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
Florence on Central Avenue Ext in Butner, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Ricky)
A tree is down in Princeton, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Wanda Blake)
Central Avenue Ext. is flooded Monday morning in Butner. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Frank Clemmensen)
Flooding on Sunday evening at Riverbirch Shopping Center in Sanford. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Heather Douglas)
This road was washed out near Bear Marsh Church. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Jeremy Henderson)
Flooding on Tommie Daniel Road in Granville County. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Ricky)
Flooding on Wire Road at Anderson Road crossroads outside Fayetteville (ABC11 Eyewitness - Missy Chance)
A house is underwater on Cameron Road in Hope Mills. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Debbie Trask Grace)
Flooding at Eastgate shopping center in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Sue Worgess Hatrick)
Flooding at Eastgate shopping center in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Sue Worgess Hatrick)
Flooding at Eastgate shopping center in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Sue Worgess Hatrick)
Road damage on Pittsboro Elementary School Road (Elizabeth Sturdivant)
A statue stands in front of a home along Alamac Road covered in flood waters on Sunday, Sept 16, 2018 in Lumberton, NC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Parts of a neighborhood are flooded from Hurricane Florence on September 16, 2018 in Latta, S.C. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
A tow truck is stranded in the floodwaters of Jacksonville, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Kaycie Burns)
A group of local fishermen keep an eye on the Cape Fear River as they stage for potential water rescues after Florence, in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Coast Guard Road leading to the south end of Emerald Isle is seen after Hurricane Florence hit Emerald Isle, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Damien Lugo, center, passes the time in his tattoo parlor with his girlfriend's daughter Kaitlin, 8, right, and friend John Danzing in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Helen McKoy walks down a flooded street in her neighborhood as Florence continues to dump heavy rain in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A group of local fisherman keeps an eye on the Cape Fear River as they stage for potential water rescues while additional flooding remains a threat from Florence, in Fayetteville. (David Goldman)
The lights remain on in this flooded military HMMWV in Jacksonville, NC. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Kaycie Burns)
Damage from Florence in Sampson County, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Chris Hagan)
A road in Ivanhoe, N.C., in Sampson County is washed out. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
A road in Ivanhoe, N.C., in Sampson County is washed out. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
A car is damaged by a fallen tree in Sampson County, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Chris Hagan)
Damage from Florence in Sampson County, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Chris Hagan)
Part of a tree fell on a house in the Loch Lomond neighborhood in Fayetteville, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Jesse Gierke)
Kayaking the streets of Jacksonville, N.C. after the flooding. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Kaycie Burns)
A large tree fell on the parking lot of the Hope Mills BB&T on North Main St. nearly striking the bank itself. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Wayne Huff)
Flash flooding in a neighborhood in Goldsboro. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
A tree fell on a house in Jacksonville, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Gary Bowens)
Minnie Hall Road Bridge is flooded near Salemburg, N.C. in Sampson County. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Candis Tyndall)
A tree fell on a house in Jacksonville, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Gary Bowens)
A tree fell on a Jeep and busted the tires on the left side and possibly broke the driver's door, according to the owner (ABC11 Eyewitness - Tonya jean)
One of three downed trees on the same block. This one snapped telephone wire and transformer sending sparks and flames flying high in the air last night. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Mike Daye)
Damage to a home Wrightsboro Street in Raeford, N.C. (ABC11 Eyewitness - Adell Baldwin)
A pickup is partially submerged Sunday on Linkhaw Road in Lumberton, N.C. (Michael Perchick)
Garage buildings are inundated with floodwater from Hurricane Florence near Trenton, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence inundate the town of Trenton, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A backhoe moves through the streets inundated with floodwaters from Hurricane Florence in Trenton, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. ( (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Cars try to navigate a flooded road leading to Interstate 40 in Castle Hayne, N.C., after damage from Hurricane Florence cut off access to Wilmington, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Members of the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team check cars in a flooded neighborhood in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Chuck Walzer, manager of the local FedEx office store moves sand bags during the aftermath of Hurricane Florence on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
A man peers from his flooded home in Lumberton, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
A car travels past a sinkhole in downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence traveled through the area Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
A resident looks over a flooded street due to high tides and rain from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
The North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team carries a boat into a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind in Fayetteville, N.C., Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Homes and a marina are flooded as a result of high tides and rain from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Homes along the New River are flooded as a result of high tides and rain from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (APAP Photo/Steve Helber)
Damaged mobile homes from hurricane Florence which moved through the area in Jacksonville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
The North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team carries a boat into a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind in Fayetteville, N.C., Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A tattered American flag after Hurricane Florence in Jacksonville N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Trailers at a park off Route 181 were relocated from their permanent platforms located next to Steele Creek in anticipation of rising water in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Authorities evacuate a family from rising waters caused by Florence, now a tropical storm, on Saturday in New Bern. (Allen G. Breed)
A baseball field on Mill Creek Road is filled with floodwaters after Hurricane Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15. (Tom Copeland)
Robert Simmons Jr. and his kitten, Survivor, are rescued from floodwaters in New Bern, NC after Hurricane Florence dumped several inches of rain in the area overnight Friday. (Andrew Carter/News & Observer)
The Newport River is up to the base of the bridge on Highway 70 in Newport, N.C. Going past the bridge westbound water covers Highway 70 along with some businesses. (NWS)
People drive an ATV through floodwaters on the riverwalk in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
The mast of a sunken boat sits at a dock at the Grand View Marina in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
A man crosses a flooded street in downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
A rescue team from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion evacuates an elderly woman from her apartment. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
A speed boat sits wedged in bushes in the parking lot of a waterfront hotel in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot in Florence, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A fallen tree is shown after it crashed through the home where a woman and her baby were killed in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Vehicles drive through water from the White Oak River flooding Highway 24 as Hurricane Florence hit Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
A gas pump lies on the ground after strong winds in Wilmington, N.C., toppled it after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. ((AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
High winds and water surround a house as Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
High winds and water surround a house as Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
People walk through the high winds from Hurricane Florence in downtown Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Mike Kiernan takes photos of the damage to his home in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
The shelter of a gas station lies on the ground in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
High winds and water surround buildings as Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Downed trees and flooding in Dunn, N.C. on Friday. (Courtesy of Chris Hagan)
A tree is down in Goldsboro. (Courtesy of Domika Stewart)
Downed trees and flooding in Dunn, N.C. on Friday. (Courtesy of Chris Hagan)
The steeple at Cumberland United Methodist Church was taken out by high winds from Florence on Friday. (Akilah Davis)
A church on George Owen Drive in Fayetteville lost its steeple. (Courtesy of Joe Breeze)
A home in Wake Forest is severely damaged by a fallen tree as Florence's outer bands lash the Triangle on Friday. (Town of Wake Forest)
A home in Wake Forest is severely damaged by a fallen tree as Florence's outer bands lash the Triangle on Friday. (Town of Wake Forest)
A home in Wake Forest is severely damaged by a fallen tree as Florence's outer bands lash the Triangle on Friday. (Town of Wake Forest)
A tree is down Friday at a home on Camden Road in Fayetteville. (Courtesy of Lisa Sorrells)
A fallen tree blocks Farrington Point Road in Chatham County and knocks out power in the neighborhood Friday. (Amy Gamber)
A tree is down Friday at a home on Camden Road in Fayetteville. (Courtesy of Lisa Sorrells)
Trees fall in Anderson Creek (Courtesy of Stephen Gray)
A tree is down Friday at a home on Camden Road in Fayetteville. (Courtesy of Lisa Sorrells)
Trees fall in Anderson Creek (Courtesy of Stephen Gray)
A tree falls on a home on Glenwick Drive in Fayetteville. (Courtesy of Krissy James-Anderson)
A huge red oak tree came crashing down Friday on Calvin Street in Hillsborough, causing a power outage. (Town of Hillsborough)
Sgt. Nick Muhar, from the North Carolina National Guard evacuates a young child as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threaten his home in New Bern on Friday. (Chris Seward)
Trees down in the Smithfield/Clayton area from Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Peter Duca)
Trees down in the Smithfield/Clayton area from Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Peter Duca)
Trees down in the Smithfield/Clayton area from Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Peter Duca)
A tree blocks a road Friday in Wilmington in the midst of Hurricane Florence. (Gary Cooper)
Members of the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 4 and soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard search homes for evacuees in Fairfield Harbour during Hurricane Florence. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Members of the North Carolina National Guard help an evacuee into a truck during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018, in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Members of the North Carolina National Guard search homes for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018, in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Members of the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 4 and soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard search homes for evacuees in Fairfield Harbour during Hurricane Florence. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
A parking deck in the Cameron Village development in Raleigh, North Carolina, that was damaged during Hurricane Florence (Thomas Ross/Twitter)
A home with a damaged roof during Hurricane Florence in Clayton, North Carolina. (Kristin Gault/Twitter)
Storm damage from Hurricane Florence near the Cameron Village development in Raleigh, North Carolina, (ThomasCecilRoss/Twitter)
A century-old oak tree fell on a home in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, during Hurricane Florence. (Jeremy Baker)
A damaged tree in Manteo, North Carolina, during Hurricane Florence. (Morgan Norwood)
Storm damage and downed trees in Wake County during Hurricane Florence. (bl00iz)
Storm damage and downed trees in the Stonehenge neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. (Sara Hood)
Downed trees and wind damage in Sanford, North Carolina during Hurricane Florence. (Andrea Frederick)
A woman removes debris from a road in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Ethan Hall, right, Michael Jenkins, center, and Nash Fralick, left, examine damage to Tidewater Brewing Co. in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Flooding caused by Hurricane Florence covers blocks of Front Street in downtown New Bern, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
This photo provided by Angie Propst, shows a boat wedged in trees during Hurricane Florence in Oriental, N.C, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (Angie Propst via AP)
A tree uprooted by strong winds lies across a street in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
High winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
High winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C.,Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Teddie Davis goes to check on one of the town's signature bears that was toppled by Hurricane Florence in downtown New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Owner Ethan Hall, right, and Michael Jenkins, left, check on damage to Tidewater Brewing Co. in Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
The police department in New Bern, N.C. shared these photos of the flooding taken while looking for people who needed help. (NewBernPD/Twitter)
The police department in New Bern, N.C. shared these photos of the flooding taken while looking for people who needed help. (NewBernPD/Twitter)
The police department in New Bern, N.C. shared these photos of the flooding taken while looking for people who needed help. (NewBernPD/Twitter)
Hurricane Florence pummels Jacksonville, N.C. on Thursday evening. (City of Jacksonville)
Flooding in New Bern, N.C. on Thursday from Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Sabrina Bengel)
Flooding in New Bern, N.C. on Thursday from Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Sabrina Bengel)
Flooding in New Bern, N.C. on Thursday from Hurricane Florence. (Courtesy of Sabrina Bengel)
Shianne Coleman gets a hand from friend Austin Gremmel as the Neuse River begins to flood its banks during Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018, in New Bern, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Flooding from Florence on Thursday at north Topsail Island. N.C (ABC11 Eyewitness)
A sign warns people away from Union Point Park after is was flooded by the Neuse River during Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018, in New Bern, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Flooding begins on north Topsail Island on Thursday as Hurricane Florence rolls in. (ABC11 Eyewitness)
Residents wade through deep floodwater to retrieve belongings after the Neuse River went over its banks during Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018, in New Bern, United States. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Portions of a boat dock and boardwalk are destroyed by powerful wind and waves as Hurricane Florence arrives September 13, 2018, in Atlantic Beach, United States. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Residents try to prepare for more floodwaters at the Trent Court apartments after the Neuse River went over its banks during Hurricane Florence on September 13, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Floodwater covers the walkway to the Bridgepointe Hotel and Marina as the Neuse River floods its banks during Hurricane Florence September 13, 2018, in James City, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Overwash is seen on NC12 just north of Hatteras Village as Hurricane Florence approaches. (Michael Ferraro/Instagram)
Overwash over Route 12 in Avon, N.C., on Thursday afternoon. (Courtesy of Jenni Koontz / Epic Shutter Photography)
Waves from Hurricane Florence pound the Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle N.C., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Waves from Hurricane Florence pound the Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle N.C., Thursday. (Tom Copeland)
Fishermen launch a boat as they attempt to recover their haul-seine fishing net in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Waves from Hurricane Florence pound the Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
Police man a road block near a drawbridge to Wrightsville Beach, N.C., as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. (Chuck Burton/AP Photo)
Sand bags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast. (Chuck Burton/AP Photo)
Body surfer Andrew Vanotteren, of Savannah, Ga., crashes into waves from Hurricane Florence, Wednesday, Sept., 12, 2018, on the south beach of Tybee Island, Ga. (Stephen B. Morton/AP Photo)
Korea war veteran, Ed Coddington, 83; wife Esther, 78, Markia McCleod, rear, her aunt Ernestine McCleod and daughter Keymoni, 4 wait in a shelter for Hurricane Florence to pass. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Two people hold hands while walking through a shelter housing evacuees fleeing the path of Hurricane Florence in Conway, S.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
A man walks past a boarded up shop in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 12, 2018. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Poolside furniture is placed in the pool of a hotel ahead of the approaching Hurricane Florence on September 12, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Andrew Lingle walks along the beach at sunrise as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Marge Brown, 65, says goodbye to her father, George Brown, 90, before he is evacuated from a healthcare home in Morehead City, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
A sign is seen on a boarded up bar in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 12, 2018. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)
A boat is docked partially in the road as workers pull boats from the water in Wanchese Harbor in Wanchese, N.C. as Hurricane Florence approaches on Sept. 12. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
People line up to enter a hurricane shelter at Trask Middle School in wilmington, North Carolina, on September 11, 2018. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)
People line up to enter a hurricane shelter at Trask Middle School in wilmington, North Carolina, on September 11, 2018. (Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP/Getty Images)
Workers take boats out of the water in Wanchese Harbor as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast of the Carolinas on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Wanchese, N.C. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
A gas station in Mt. Pleasant S.C. alerts motorist that it is out of gas due to the heavy demand caused by Hurricane Florence Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Mic Smith/AP Photo)
This long-haired tabby cat is up for adoption and is one of 26 animals being evacuated from Norfolk, Va., to Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington ahead of Florence. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Frances, an 8-year-old Chihuahua mix up for adoption, is one of the 26 cats and dogs arriving at Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington ahead of Florence. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Ryder, a mixed breed dog up for adoption, looks out from an enclosure at Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington after being evacuated from Norfolk, Va. ahead of Florence. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Miss Kitty, a short-haired cat who is up for adoption, was among the animals evacuated from Norfolk, Va. to the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington on Tuesday. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
A worker covers a window at Charleston City Hall in Charleston, S.C. (Mic Smith/AP Photo)
A surfer catches a wave with a navy ship behind him, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Sailors cast off mooring lines to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Jennifer Hunt/U.S. Navy via AP)
Emmett West pulls his boat from a nearby marina to secure it at his home ahead Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Michelle Stober, of Cary, N.C., removes food from a freezer as she prepares their vacation home in advance of Hurricane Florence in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11. (Chuck Burton/AP Photo)
Adam Bazemore places sandbags in the doorways, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va., as he makes preparations for Hurricane Florence. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Russell Meadows, left, helps neighbor Rob Muller board up his home ahead of Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Workers board up the Wrightsville Beach Art Co. while preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence on September 11, 2018 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Preston Guiher carries a sheet of plywood as he prepares to board up a Wells Fargo bank in preparation for Hurricane Florence in downtown Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Mic Smith/AP Photo)
Matt Jones tees off while his friend Jacob Whitehead looks on at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. on September 11, 2018, as they plan to ride out Hurricane Florence. (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
A sign warning customers that alcohol sales are suspended due to a 'state of emergency' at an Exxon station in Harbinger, North Carolina on September 11, 2018. (ALEX EDELMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Derek Mundy, left, and Kris Crouse boards up the Confederate House in preparation for Hurricane Florence in downtown Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Mic Smith/AP Photo)
A Tiki bar sits empty with the message "FLO AWAY" September 11, 2018 on Topsail Island, North Carolina, where homes and businesses have boarded up. (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
People drive over a drawbridge in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., as they evacuate the area in advance of Hurricane Florence, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Chuck Burton/AP Photo)
Residents evacuate from coastal areas near Wallace, North Carolina, on September 11, 2018. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Larry Pierson, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., purchases bottled water from the Harris Teeter grocery store on the Isle of Palms in preparation for Hurricane Florence on Monday. (Mic Smith/AP Photo)