Cars underwater during record floods in Charlotte, North Carolina

Flood waters in Charlotte are reaching historic levels as more than four inches of rain fall across Mecklenburg County swelling rivers, creeks and streams. Little Sugar Creek near Midtown Park has reach a depth of 15.2 feet and climbing. That observation, recorded by instrumentation near Atrium Health’s Carolina Medical Center, indicates the water level has passed the 1997 record set during Hurricane Danny. “Unless you were here in 1997, you have never seen the Little Sugar Creek flood like this near