Flooding from heavy rains closed U.S Highway 17 near Winnabow, south of Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept.17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows a person walking through flooded water in Brunswick County, N.C., after a storm dropped historic amounts of rain, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Flooding from heavy rains closed U.S Highway 17 near Winnabow, south of Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept.17, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows flash flooding that closed a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, after historic amounts of rain dropped on an area. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows flash flooding that closed a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, after historic amounts of rain dropped on an area. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

In this image provided by the Wilmington, N.C., Fire Department, a firefighter carries a dog through floodwaters, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Kure Beach, N.C., (Wilmington Fire Department via AP)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows flash flooding that closed a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, after historic amounts of rain dropped on an area. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)

This photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows flash flooding that closed a highway in Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, after historic amounts of rain dropped on an area. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)