HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — People in Huntersville are cleaning up after some of the worst flooding emergency workers there have ever seen.
Rain waters swept away roads, stalled drivers and flooded homes until early Saturday morning.
As a result, North Carolina's Department of Transportation had to close down Gilead Road near Ervin Cook Road. Flood waters from McDowell Creek tore apart the road there.
"That's dangerous, that's very dangerous," said Efrain Soto, who rode past the road closure on his bike Saturday.
Emergency workers said the road is used a lot and its closure will cause significant delays.
The swollen creek also made its mark a few blocks away, where its waters rushed into Linda Audy's house. She was asleep.
"It had already gotten past my box springs and started coming up on my mattress," Audy said.
Her furniture, appliances and clothing were all damaged. The waters even destroyed her air conditioning unit. So she had to clean up Saturday in the heat.
Five homeowners in the Wood Duck Cove subdivision near Sam Furr Road were also flooded. Those homeowners lost carpet and furniture.
"The water was so high it was coming through the sides of the buildings," said Sandra Broyhill.
"The amount of rainwater we experienced was unbelievable," said Bill Suthard, the public information officer for Huntersville Fire Department. "The roads had no ability to drain."
Due to poor drainage and the amount of rain, Sam Furr Road turned into a river. Several cars were stalled for hours.
People facing the damage Saturday said it would take weeks to get things back to normal.
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