The small town of Lumberton was braced for flooding on Saturday as the relentless rains from Hurricane Florence threatened to cause storm surges.
The Lumber River had burst its banks and was rising as Florence sat over the area more than 24 hours after it first made landfall.
There have been eight storm-related deaths so far and today President Trump issued a disaster declaration for parts of the state.
In Lumberton, a small town which is still recovering in parts from Hurricane Matthew two years ago, many residents appeared to have heeded the dire warnings from authorities and had left town.
Many homes were boarded up and surrounded by sandbags. The downtown streets were deserted and businesses were shuttered. A few had suffered damage to their awnings from the high winds, which had reached speeds of 100mph.
At the Turner Estates trailer park many of the units had taken on floodwater and the New Point Baptist church nearby was also submerged.
The small town of Lumberton, North Carolina braced for flooding on Saturday as the relentless rains from Hurricane Florence threatened to cause storm surges. Pictured: Keawana Parker, 27, and her children barbecue on their back porch after losing electricity
Residents hit the local gas station amid rainy weather and high winds as Hurricane Florence passes through Lumberton
A church sign flashes the words 'Florence' and 'Pray' as Lumberton braces for storm surges
The Lumber River could be seen rising on Saturday following relentless rains overnight
At their home in downtown Lumberton, Keawana Parker, 27, and her children Nassiyah, eight, Keyazha, nine, and two-year-old Kyrin had lost power and were beginning to barbecue all their refrigerator food. Their friend, Ellen Davis, 46, had escaped her home which she believed would be flooded.
Keawana told DailyMail.com: 'We're putting on some pork chops, chicken and hot dogs, can't let the food go bad, we might as well use it. There's a whole lot more of us too. We've got 10 people in one house.
'I think we got past that wind, so we're good now. Ellen added : 'I live in the Turner trailer park, and came over here. We are just worried about the flooding now, we'll worry about our homes when the storm is gone.'
Keawana Parker stokes the fire outside her home as she and her friend Ellen Davis, 46, prepare to eat the remaining food from their fridge so it doesn't spoil after their power went out
The windows of a downtown store were boarded up ahead of the menacing hurricane
A destroyed billboard can be seen along North Carolina's I-95 roadway after the storm
Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but on Saturday afternoon it continued to unleash hell on the residents of North Carolina.
More than 24 hours after it first made landfall in the state, the storm has moved to almost a standstill over the region, travelling as slowly as 2mph at one point.
The slow progression of the weather system combined with the constant rain and storm surge has now resulted in relief efforts being delayed and families being told they cannot yet return to their homes in evacuated areas.
There have been eight deaths so far in the storm, and on Saturday morning President Trump issued a disaster declaration for parts of the state that will make the rebuilding process easier for residents in some counties.
He is planning to visit the area next week.
Toppled: The number of people without power in North Carolina is approaching one million, and it is likely to take weeks to restore electricity in some parts a tree that took out a house in Wilson, NC on Friday)
River runs through it: The Neuse River floods a street in New Bern, North Carolina on Friday afternoon (above)
Florence's power was downgraded quickly as it neared land, but the 300-mile wide storm's slow progress across the region could leave much of the area under water in the coming days.
Tens of thousands of people who were evacuated from their homes remain at shelters across the state after being asked to stay away from their homes.
Clean-up needs to be done and dangerous electrical wires have been downed in some parts of the state, most notably Wilmington.
In total, 40 inches of rain could fall on some parts of North Carolina before the storm finally passes through the state.
Winds have slowed drastically but the catastrophic flooding has gotten no better, and the storm is moving at a glacial pace.
Clean-up: Florence has been downgraded to a tropical storm and winds were less than 50mph by Saturday afternoon, but the weather system was moving at 2mph (soldiers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 cut down a tree on Marine Corps Air Station New River)
Rescued with pets: A woman who tried to ride out the storm was one of the many rescued in New Bern on Friday (above)
It begins: A look at Wilmington, North Carolina when the storm first started to near land on Thursday night (above)
A mother and baby were killed when a tree fell on their home in Wilmington. The child's injured father was hospitalized.
A woman in Hampstead, North Carolina died from a heart attack after calling 911 when emergency crews were unable to reach her home due to downed trees blocking off the street.
An unidentified person died while at a local high school that had been converted into a shelter in Brunswick County, North Carolina. That death is still under investigation.
A 78-year-old man was electrocuted attempting to connect extension cords while another man, 77, died when he was blown down by high winds while checking on his hunting dogs.
Both of those deaths occurred in Kinston.
There was also two deaths reported at Harker's Island, which were revealed to be a husband and wife murder-suicide.
Officials in New Bern, which dates to the early 18th century, said more than 100 people were rescued from floods and the downtown area was under water by Friday afternoon.
From above: Officials in New Bern, which dates to the early 18th century, said more than 100 people were rescued from floods and the downtown area was under water by Friday afternoon
Robert Simmons Jr. and his kitten 'Survivor' are rescued from floodwaters in New Bern, North Carolina
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Main photo article The small town of Lumberton was braced for flooding on Saturday as the relentless rains from Hurricane Florence threatened to cause storm surges.
The Lumber River had burst its banks and was rising as Florence sat over the area more than 24 hours after it first made landfall.
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