Fayetteville, NC Flooding from Hurricane Florence – 9/16/2018

Major flooding event begins in Fayetteville NC as historic rainfall from Florence causes the Cape Fear River and tributaries to flood. Shots of homes, businesses, neighborhoods and highways flooded. Shots of utility crews working to restore power to Fayetteville neighborhoods, and shots of rotating wall cloud passing over highway near Fayetteville.

All footage shot in/near Fayetteville NC during evening darkness and daylight on September 16, 2018 by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer

Shot Description

1 & 2. shot looking down on flooded businesses and highway in Fayetteville

3 & 4. pushed-in shots of raging flooded stream over city road with police vehicle blocking traffic in downtown Fayetteville

5-7. various shots of major highway intersection impassable by flood waters in Fayetteville NC

8. shot of rushing flood water surrounding business in Fayetteville NC

9-12. various shots of major highway intersection impassable by flood waters in Fayetteville

13-19. various shots of homes, businesses and neighborhoods flooded in Fayetteville

20-23. various shots of utility crew working to restore power to section of Fayetteville

24-28. various shots of rotating wall cloud crossing highway near Fayetteville while tornadoes are developing across the region from Florence

SID: Simon Brewer Juston Drake

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