Overnight rains from Hurricane Florence have caused road closures and flooding in Orange County.
While Chapel Hill and the local area have avoided the majority of the rain from the hurricane, heavy rains began to pour in on Sunday night.
Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools and Chatham County Schools have already announced that Monday classes will be canceled. UNC-Chapel Hill sent out a release yesterday saying classes today would be canceled as well.
Chapel Hill transit has also suspended all services on Monday morning due to flooded roads.
Tweets began pouring in on Monday morning with residents and local officials reacting to the flooding on Orange County.
Carrboro Police tweeted out that Greensboro Street at Main Street is experiencing high water. They also reported high water at S. Greensboro Street and near the Willow Creek shopping center.
Greensboro at Main experiencing high water. N Greensboro at Estes and Pine St flooded. Please use caution and find alternate routes. #CarrboroSafe #TurnAroundDontDrown pic.twitter.com/IFr33RzFIN
— Carrboro PD (@CarrboroPD) September 17, 2018
Water flowing across S Greensboro near Rockybrook MHP pic.twitter.com/hVs4BjuidN
— Carrboro PD (@CarrboroPD) September 17, 2018
After initially closed due to high water, Carrboro Police are reporting that Pine Street is back open.
Pine St has been reopened. Please continue to drshare be with care. #CarrboroSafe
— Carrboro PD (@CarrboroPD) September 17, 2018
Jones Ferry Road between Old Fayetteville and Old Greensboro has been closed due to flooding.
Confirmed! Jones Ferry closed between Old Fayetteville and Old Greensboro. #CarrboroSafe pic.twitter.com/bDAksE0rXc
— Carrboro PD (@CarrboroPD) September 17, 2018
The Town of Chapel Hill tweeted that several roads have been barricaded off due to high water.
DO NOT drive thru 🚧barricades🚧. Roads are closed due to high water. 8 am: #UmsteadDr @ Bolin Creek; #MLKJrBlvd near Umstead & #HillsboroghSt; #EubanksRd @ MLK; Eubanks @ #MillhouseRd; portions of Millhouse; #FordhamBlvd @ Eastgate Shopping Ctr; portions of #EstesDr along Bolin pic.twitter.com/CpEFLOMHSN
— Town of Chapel Hill (@chapelhillgov) September 17, 2018
S. Estes Drive in Chapel Hill near the University Place Mall is also experiencing severe flooding from Bolin Creek.
SEVERE flooding on S. Estes Drive in Chapel Hill near @UPlaceNC. #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/udU8C9H8NK
— WCHL & Chapelboro (@WCHLChapelboro) September 17, 2018
Eastgate shopping center in #ChapelHill is underwater @WCHLChapelboro pic.twitter.com/Qhj5x6Fbi2
— Christopher Jaques (@Cjaques4) September 17, 2018
This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
Featured image via @CarrboroPD
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