Lumberton, North Carolina, sits 80 miles inland but it was still inundated with flood water from 2016's Hurricane Matthew and 2018's Hurricane Florence.
As Tropical Storm Debby heads north, the heavy rain brings with it the potential for catastrophic flooding in parts of Georgia and North and South Carolina. And the threat of major inland flooding from these storms appears to be growing. Hurricane Matthew sucker punched Lumberton, North Carolina, back in 2016. Nobody in that town, which is 80 miles inland, saw 20 inches of rain coming. The Lumber River crested 11 feet above flood stage and swamped the city.
She had redone the house after it was destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, only for Florence to wipe it out again in 2018. 'That was devastating,' Moore said.Lumberton twice learned the hard way that today's hurricanes can target communities far from the coast. Warmer oceans fuel storms and the warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. That increased moisture leads to increased precipitation.
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