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Re: Nicole dissipates over the Straits of Florida - Large area of heavy rains persists
Storm death toll rises; North Carolina city virtually underwater
<!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->From the CNN Wire Staff<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>cnnAuthor = "From the CNN Wire Staff";</SCRIPT>
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(CNN) -- A large storm system flooding portions of New York, Pennsylvania and New England on Friday afternoon has claimed at least eight lives, including seven in North Carolina, officials said.
Nowhere was the misery more evident than Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina, where water in places was almost to the top of stop signs.
The situation in the town of Windsor, which has about 2,000 residents, was dire Friday afternoon, said County Manager Zee Lamb.
Perhaps 175 people have been rescued from rising floodwaters since Thursday night, Lamb said. "A lot of people cannot get to their homes."
Rescue shelters were set up and animals in a small zoo were taken to higher ground.
Dramatic video footage showed the damage and the Cashie River, which is about 16 feet above flood stage. Most roads to the town were closed or partially closed.
"The county library is under 5 feet of water in the town of Windsor," Lamb said. "You cannot get to the courthouse by road. I got here by boat today."
Many businesses in the city are underwater, said Lamb, adding the county has asked the state for emergency assistance. Some buildings had water 6 to 7 feet deep on their first floor. Historic homes in the town were damaged.
Townspeople were surprised by the extent of the flooding, Lamb said.
"[Hurricane] Floyd [in 1999] was supposed to be the 100-year-old flood.
Eleven years later we have another major flood."
The storm system was dropping heavy rain in the Northeast as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole interacted with an upper-level low and a frontal boundary. An advisory from the National Weather Service said up to three more inches of rain may fall in the region.
Flood watches and warnings were in effect from the mid-Atlantic states to Maine. High-wind warnings were in effect from Massachusetts to Maine, with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Boston was already feeling the effects, although the rain was expected to clear by Saturday morning.
Philadelphia and much of eastern and central Pennsylvania were deluged by rainfall and a motorist died after driving into floodwaters near Skippack Creek, state troopers said.
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Storm death toll rises; North Carolina city virtually underwater
<!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->From the CNN Wire Staff<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>cnnAuthor = "From the CNN Wire Staff";</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>if(location.hostname.indexOf( 'edition.' ) > -1) {document.write('October 1, 2010 -- Updated 2130 GMT (0530 HKT)');} else {document.write('October 1, 2010 5:30 p.m. EDT');}</SCRIPT>October 1, 2010 -- Updated 2130 GMT (0530 HKT)
Read more about this story from CNN affiliates WRAL and WAVY. Share your photos and videos on iReport.
(CNN) -- A large storm system flooding portions of New York, Pennsylvania and New England on Friday afternoon has claimed at least eight lives, including seven in North Carolina, officials said.
Nowhere was the misery more evident than Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina, where water in places was almost to the top of stop signs.
The situation in the town of Windsor, which has about 2,000 residents, was dire Friday afternoon, said County Manager Zee Lamb.
Perhaps 175 people have been rescued from rising floodwaters since Thursday night, Lamb said. "A lot of people cannot get to their homes."
Rescue shelters were set up and animals in a small zoo were taken to higher ground.
Dramatic video footage showed the damage and the Cashie River, which is about 16 feet above flood stage. Most roads to the town were closed or partially closed.
"The county library is under 5 feet of water in the town of Windsor," Lamb said. "You cannot get to the courthouse by road. I got here by boat today."
Many businesses in the city are underwater, said Lamb, adding the county has asked the state for emergency assistance. Some buildings had water 6 to 7 feet deep on their first floor. Historic homes in the town were damaged.
Townspeople were surprised by the extent of the flooding, Lamb said.
"[Hurricane] Floyd [in 1999] was supposed to be the 100-year-old flood.
Eleven years later we have another major flood."
The storm system was dropping heavy rain in the Northeast as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole interacted with an upper-level low and a frontal boundary. An advisory from the National Weather Service said up to three more inches of rain may fall in the region.
Flood watches and warnings were in effect from the mid-Atlantic states to Maine. High-wind warnings were in effect from Massachusetts to Maine, with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Boston was already feeling the effects, although the rain was expected to clear by Saturday morning.
Philadelphia and much of eastern and central Pennsylvania were deluged by rainfall and a motorist died after driving into floodwaters near Skippack Creek, state troopers said.
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Photos and video:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/01/east.coast.rain/