<p>The US Coast Guard on September 15 assessed the impact of flood damage caused by Storm Florence in the North Carolina City of New Bern.</p><p>Storm Florence left hundreds stranded</a> in the city early Friday morning, September 14, when it made landfall as a hurricane.</p><p>Florence weakened as it moved across the Carolinas, and was downgraded to a Tropical Depression by the morning of September 16</a>. The National Weather Service warned that flash flooding and river flooding were expected to get worse on that date</a> as Florence continued to dump rain on some areas. Credit: US Coast Guard via Storyful</p><br />
