A loop of videos featuring rising water in downtown Raleigh flooded Emmarose Abbate's timeline on Monday.
"A few of my teachers and staff were sending the videos to me and asking if everyone was OK," said Abbate, a manager at DOSE Yoga and Smoothie Bar in Raleigh. "I of course saw it on Instagram. There were so many posts about it."
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In Raleigh, rain forced some drivers to turn around on Harrington Street near the Smoky Hollow district on Monday night.
The sudden downpours have been a common sight and annoyance for folks trying to enjoy their summer. Folks in central North Carolina have been seeing rain everywhere and at any time. There have been 146 flash flood reports in the central part of the state this year. That's closing in on 2020, when there were 170 reports, and 2018, when there was a record 229 reports.
As of Tuesday evening, the previous 48 hours brought 2.38 inches of rain at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Many like Abbate feel sandbagged and are ready for mother nature to dry us out.
Slowdowns on the highway, closed parks and rising creeks have been a source of irritation, but there have been serious repercussions from the weather as well. Several people died in flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal in July and many suffered property damage around the Eno River, Jordan Lake and Hyco Lake.
"I’m definitely sick of the rain, and I’m ready for summer to come back," Abbate said. "I’m ready for the rain to calm down and give us a break before we get to that fall weather and hurricane season."
September features the most average flash flood reports by month, meaning there's more rain to come. Seven of the 12 days of August have brought measurable rain, and it's the wettest start to August on record in central North Carolina. Last Wednesday and Thursday brought another stretch of problematic rain. More than six inches fell on already-saturated spots.
At Eastgate Crossing in Chapel Hill, there are a few stores with tentative opening dates for next week, others are looking at a 3-to-6 month timeline before reopening. Many of the businesses on the property are still closed, including Kipo's Greek Taverna, Aldi, The Loop and Shake Shack.
"We’re still in recovery part of it due to that storm," said Greg Dougherty, who works security at Eastgate. "So right now we’re in the demo stages, which is stage one, and next week we should be in the recon, which is stage 2."
For drivers, more than two dozen main roads are still damaged or washed out across the state. One road in Apex could take months to repair.
Wednesday looks like a repeat of Tuesday with more cloudy skies and all-day rain possibilities. For those tired of dodging raindrops, the radar looks less active by Thursday and the weekend looks drier with partly cloudy skies.