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Tarboro, NC – When Hurricane Floyd hit Jean Pettaway’s home in 1999, she thought it couldn’t get worse.

“The whole house was covered with water,” Pettaway described. “It was over the roof.”

Whiteville, NC – After Hurricanes Matthew and Florence flooded Paul McMillan’s childhood home, he knew he needed to relocate.

Goldsboro, NC – James and Felecia Best can still remember watching the flood waters rise when Hurricane Matthew hit their home in Goldsboro.

“Water was everywhere,” James recalled. “I’ve lived in that home for 60 years and I’ve never seen anything like it.”