Water flows down stream. The water draines into the small creeks which empty into the rivers & flows down to the ocean. This takes a little time, Duplin co. is also flooded & is washing down to you. We will soon have the water from Raleigh, ect, pluss the 15+ inches we got, that will be heading on down. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: <Appraiseca@aol.com> To: <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 9:27 AM Subject: Hurricane update and question > Here in Wilmington we thought we dodged a bullet. We were wrong. Our home > is 1 block from the intracoastal waterway and water did NOT get into our > home. Unfortunately, one of our rental homes is 2 blocks from Bradley Creek > and had 4 feet of water inside the home. It is NOT located in a flood zone > so we don't have flood insurance. Everything inside is ruined. Much of New > Hanover County is impassable. > > My brother lives in Long Beach. He can't get back home to check because ALL > roads to Long Beach are flooded - Hwy 17, Hwy 133, Hwy 87, etc. > > Some parts of Hwy 17 and I-40 have 3-4 feet of water across it. > > Can anyone tell me why if it has stopped raining the flood waters aren't > expected to crest until at least a week? I don't understand how the water > can keep rising if it isn't raining? > > Janice Cavenaugh > >