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[SUB][SUP]Members of the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team check cars in a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind as Florence continues to dump heavy rain in Fayetteville, North Carolina[/SUP][/SUB]
The National Weather Service has declared a flash-flood emergency for part of the Charlotte region.
The emergency was put into effect Sunday afternoon for central and southeastern Mecklenburg County. The weather service says streams and creeks are running very high in south Charlotte, Matthews and nearby areas.
The weather service warns some bodies of water have risen to record stages and impacts may be “unprecedented.”
The city of Charlotte tweeted that residents should stay off the roads.
A flash-flood emergency also was declared for adjacent Union County, where the weather service says several water rescues were underway and emergency management officials reported as many as 70 flooded roads.
