Using Chopper 9 SkyZoom, we were able to get a better view of some of the widespread damage caused by flooding across the Charlotte area Monday.
>> WATCH above as meteorologist Tony Sadiku rides along in Chopper 9 SkyZoom to give you an aerial tour of some of the worst hit areas.
After going more than three weeks without any official rain at the Charlotte-Douglas Airport, several areas were inundated with more rain than they could handle.
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- Shop owners along Riverwalk in Rock Hill concerned with flooding
- Residents wait to take stock of damage after multiple evacuations along Catawba River
- Floodwaters force several boats over spillway in Mount Holly
- Neighbors across foothills clean up after flooding causes damage
- Residents forced to evacuate from Hickory apartment complex due to flooding
- Catawba, Caldwell counties declare State of Emergency after days of heavy rain
- Good Samaritans wade into floodwaters to save trapped fawn
- Names of victims released in Lincolnton car crash into creek
- Burke County nursing home staff moved after water enters building
Some areas saw more than a foot of rain since Friday.
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