The Latest on rainstorm: 1 dies in South Carolina flooding

“If the buildings look like they won’t withstand, there are a few caves on the side of the rock that they can go into because it’s not prone to flooding”, he said.

The installation is in a low-lying area adjacent to the Elizabeth River and Willoughby Bay.

In Spartanburg, South Carolina, the heavy rains flooded and closed streets.

Richard Bishop says a creek behind his family’s body shop in Spartanburg was flooded past its banks but had receded somewhat by Thursday morning.

Elsewhere in Spartanburg County, authorities said a man was rescued Thursday morning after his vehicle was swept off the road where a culvert had washed out. There was no immediate word on the survivor’s condition, and the driver of the second vehicle was not hurt.

The victim’s name has yet to be disclosed, pending notification of next of kin.

A few roads were closed Wednesday in Guilford County, and emergency medical service Director Don Campbell said he feared that more rain expected through the weekend would topple trees and knock out power. Driving to work in drizzling rain, Bishop saw several high-water areas near train underpasses in town but didn’t have to alter his route.

One person died in South Carolina from flooding due to Hurricane Joaquin.

The National Weather Service issued flash-flood watches for Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore from Friday morning through late Saturday.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Torrential flooding submerged cars, shut down roads, and led to at least one death Thursday as the rain-saturated East Coast braced not only for more precipitation but for a possible strike by a major hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday afternoon that additional strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours, as the storm moves past the Bahamas, bringing winds, heavy rain, risky surf and significant storm surge.

“Our state has seen the damage that extreme weather can cause time and time again – and I am urging New Yorkers to take precautions for more heavy storms in the coming days”, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

Forecasters expect a break in the tumultuous weather Thursday before more rain as Hurricane Joaquin moves toward the East Coast.