CRAMERTON, N.C. — The sun is finally out Friday after several days of rain in Cramerton and it’s shining a light on the South Fork Catawba River, which has swelled up beyond the riverbanks.
Mayor Nelson Wills told Channel 9′s Ken Lemon that people in Cramerton know what heavy rain can do here, and they feel fortunate after this week.
On a normal day, you can walk down to the boat landing and go down the steps to the banks of the South Fork River. Friday morning, it was all underwater and city employees locked the gate leading to Goat Island.
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It’s just a precaution for safety because the city says the river is expected to rise another couple of inches, but it would still have to rise another three feet to flood the nearby streets.
The biggest threat from all the rain here, officials say, is the possibility of downed trees. One tree fell on a boat that was moored near the riverbank, and emergency officials told Lemon that the ground is saturated, meaning trees with weak roots may fall.
According to the Severe Weather Center 9 team, the Cramerton area had gotten between two and three inches of rain in just 24 hours between Thursday and Friday.
In the video at the top of the page, Channel 9 is speaking to nearby residents who are keeping a close eye on the impact the rain has had.
(WATCH: Woman running out of options to stop flooding at her west Charlotte home)
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