The recent storms across central North Carolina have flooded urban areas, including Chapel Hill and downtown Durham.
These floods are particularly dangerous for drivers.
“Always when we have flooding, we urge people to turn around and don’t drown,” Joey Hopkins, the N.C. transportation secretary, said Wednesday, July 9. “You really never know what’s going on underneath the surface of the water, and it’s just not worth the risk to attempt to drive through standing water.”
Avoid driving or walking in floodwater
The News & Observer has previously reported on best practices for moving through floodwater…