To give you some perspective of how intense the storm has been in the Carolinas, the Raleigh area has gotten around six inches of rain from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Florence. Raleigh gets around 46-47 inches of rain per year so six in a few days is pretty heavy.
But when you look at six inches and think wow, that’s not too bad, that gives you some idea of what this storm has done.
Wilmington has had 20.7. An area just south had 24. The map has staggering numbers: 13.3, 14.7, 16.5, 17.5, 19.2, 20.1, 21.8, 22.8, 24.2. Swansboro, a lovely little town that sits right on the coast, has had 34.