'The Venice of North Carolina': People Paddleboard Through Floodwaters Following 'Historic' Rainfall

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16 September 2024 at 9:23 pm

People were seen paddle-boarding through floodwaters at Carolina Beach in North Carolina on Monday, September 16, after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain in the area.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said historic levels of rain had fallen across Carolina Beach, Southport, and BSL on Monday.

At Ocean Blvd at Carolina Beach, 18.32 inches of rain had fallen since midnight.

“NOAA Atlas 14 shows 12”/12 hr occurs, on average, once every 200 years. 18”/12hr is once every 1000 years!” NWS said.

Darren Keeler said he filmed this video of two people paddling through the floodwaters at Carolina Beach on Monday night.

“Carolina Beach…the Venice of North Carolina,” he captioned the video. Credit: Darren Keeler via Storyful

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