Photos: The South Carolina floods

FILE -In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 file photo, A truck rests off a washed out road outside of Columbia, S.C. After a week of steady rain, the showers tapered off Monday and an inundated South Carolina turned to surveying a road system shredded by historic flooding. South Carolina had problems with crumbling roads and bridges and old drinking water systems and dams long before the historic floods of the past week. Now the state faces what will likely be hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars of bills to fix washed out roads and bridges and destroyed dams. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File

A pickup truck is submerged by an auto parts store along E. Main Street in downtown Kingstree, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. The Black River flooded into parts of Kingstree. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 file photo, pedestrians walk down Dorchester Road at Sawmill Branch Canal as it begins to wash away due to floodwaters near Summerville, S.C. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. South Carolina had problems with crumbling roads and bridges and old drinking water systems and dams long before the historic floods of the past week. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

AP Photo/Mic Smith, File

National Guard humvees plow through flood waters on Highway 377 near Kingstree, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Rankin Craig watches as friends and family remove belongings from her flooded home in Forest Acres in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. People in the city are beginning cleanup after being pummeled by a historic rainstorm. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Bill Cahill sprays off his pool deck as discarded furniture and insulation pile up in his yard after the floodwaters receded at French Quarter Creek in Huger, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. French Quarter Creek is prone to flooding, but all residents who have lived there for several decades say this is the worst it has ever been. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: A Chinook helicopter lowers a massive sandbag just up from the breach of the Columbia Canal October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The breach of the canal, caused by recent flooding, has left the City of Columbia without safe drinking water. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: A Chinook helicopter lowers a massive sandbag just up from the breach of the Columbia Canal October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The breach of the canal, caused by recent flooding, has left the City of Columbia without safe drinking water. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: October , 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and continues to face resulting flooding. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: October , 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and continues to face resulting flooding. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: A house and a car are dried out in the Forest Acres neighborhood October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions of dollars. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: A house and a car are dried out in the Forest Acres neighborhood October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions of dollars. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: People canoe down South Beltline Road October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions of dollars. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: People canoe down South Beltline Road October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions of dollars. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: Emergency personnel look out over sandbags at the breach in the Columbia Canal on October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and continues to face resulting flooding. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: Emergency personnel look out over sandbags at the breach in the Columbia Canal on October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and continues to face resulting flooding. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: A car is submerged in Lake Katherine October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: A car is submerged in Lake Katherine October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 6: October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) — COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 6: October 6, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

A mailbox is barely visible in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Ethan Abbott, at right, helps friend, Jan-Patrick Gros try to jack up Gros' vehicle to get it out of floodwaters in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) — Ethan Abbott, at right, helps friend, Jan-Patrick Gros try to jack up Gros’ vehicle to get it out of floodwaters in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Jan-Patrick Gros, left, hands his good Ethan Abbott his sandals after Abbott helped Gros get personal item out of Gros' house to get it out of floodwaters in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) — Jan-Patrick Gros, left, hands his good Ethan Abbott his sandals after Abbott helped Gros get personal item out of Gros’ house to get it out of floodwaters in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Jan-Patrick Gros looks out from his front porch of his home in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. "I'm expecting another 2-3 feet", Gros said. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) — Jan-Patrick Gros looks out from his front porch of his home in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. “I’m expecting another 2-3 feet”, Gros said. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Residents look down Mayfield St. as the Ashley river floodwaters rise in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Work crews use an pumps to lower water levels and stabilize a dam at a lake, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Heavy rain has caused flooding in parts of the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A man clears debris outside a flood damaged home in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A resident looks down Mayfield St. as the Ashley river floodwaters rise in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Residents are concerned that the Ashley river will continue to rise as floodwaters come down from Columbia. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Flood waters surround cars parked behind a home in Ridgeville, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Members of a FEMA search and rescue unit unload a search dog as they preper to check a a flooded area in Eastover, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Floodwaters rush over a diversion dam in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Despite an improving forecast, it will still take weeks for the state to return to normal after being pummeled by a historic rainstorm. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

This aerial photo show flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, between Conway and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP)

Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP

A road is washed out by floodwaters near a home in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Despite an improving forecast, it will still take weeks for the state to return to normal after being pummeled by a historic rainstorm. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Water pours from a gate in the Lake Murray dam in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Despite an improving forecast, it will still take weeks for the state to return to normal after being pummeled by a historic rainstorm. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A road is washed out from flooding in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Despite an improving forecast, it will still take weeks for the state to return to normal after being pummeled by a historic rainstorm. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A pickup truck is surrounded by water during flooding on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

A “keep out” sign is nearly submerged after flooding along the Lynches River on Roundtree Road in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Florence, S.C. resident Jackie Lee surveys the flooding to his property on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River near Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, where houses and cars are swamped following record rainfall in the state. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Flood waters surround the Canaan United Methodist Church in Ridgeville, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. A week of steady rain has cause severe flooding in parts of the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

AP Photo/John Bazemore

Florence resident Robin Powers has his boots, paddle and camera as he surveys flooding on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

A home is surrounded by water during flooding on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Gil Lastrapes paddles his canoe on Roundtree Road in the floodwaters from the Lynches River to check on his property in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Florence, S.C. residents Jackie Lee, right, and Robin Powers launch a boat before surveying the flooding to Lee’s property on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River near Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, where houses and cars are swamped with floodwater following record rainfall in the state. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

A swing set is nearly covered in floodwater on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Robin Powers, of Florence, S.C. and Kip Jones, right, survey the flooding on Roundtree Road along the Lynches River in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Kip Jones makes a phone call while surveying flooding along the Lynches River on Roundtree Road in Effingham, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to recover from being pummeled by a historic rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A pickup truck rests against the side of Gills Creek near a bridge in Columbia, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Days of torrential rains kept much of South Carolina and its capital gripped by floodwaters early Monday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A man talks on his phone on his porch in floodwaters on Sullivan's Island, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. The Charleston and surrounding areas are still struggling with flood waters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) — A man talks on his phone on his porch in floodwaters on Sullivan’s Island, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. The Charleston and surrounding areas are still struggling with flood waters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

An oil sheen can be seen of floodwaters in a subdivision west of the Ashley river in Charleston, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. The Charleston and surrounding areas are still struggling with floodwaters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

A dog is cut off from it's home because of floodwaters in Florence, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Flooding continues throughout the state following record rainfall amounts over the last several days. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) — A dog is cut off from it’s home because of floodwaters in Florence, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Flooding continues throughout the state following record rainfall amounts over the last several days. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Erosion threatens the Ocean Club condos on Isle of Palms, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. This condo has continually had erosion problems for several years. The current storm has made the problem worse. The Charleston and surrounding areas are still struggling with flood waters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

A statue in flood waters in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. South Carolina is still struggling with flood waters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Jeanni Adame rides in her boat as she checks on neighbors seeing if they want to evacuate in the Ashborough subdivision near Summerville, S.C., after many of their neighbors left, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. South Carolina is still struggling with flood waters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

A kayaker makes her way down floodwaters on Sullivan’s Island, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. The Charleston and surrounding areas are still struggling with floodwaters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

A car is flooded in front of Winyah Apartments in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. The apartment has been evacuated. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

A man paddles a kayak down a flooded street in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the U.S. East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing many roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A driver navigates a flooded road in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 as rain continues to cause flash flooding in some areas of the state. A dangerous rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

An American Red Cross van is stranded in floodwaters on U.S. Hwy. 17 North near Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Several sections of Highway 17 are shut down between Charleston and Georgetown. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Several cars are submerged floodwaters thoughout Georgetown, S.C., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP)

Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP

A bicyclist shields himself against the rain in Marion, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 as rain continues to fall around the state, causing flash flooding in some areas. A dangerous rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Fred Grooms watches as a car turns around in flood waters on Hardscrabble Road on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins

A motorist drives his truck through a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Winyah Apartments is flooded in Georgetown, S.C., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP)

Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP

Flooding causes numerous issues on Front Street in Georgetown, S.C., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP)

Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP

Neighbors watch employees with the city of Isle of Palms cut down a live oak tree that fell down on 23rd Avenue after heavy rains fell on Isle of Palms, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The South Carolina coast is getting hammered with heavy rains along with an unusual lunar high tide causing flooding all over the state. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

signs block entry to U.S. Hwy. 17 North near Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 after vehicles became stuck in floodwaters. Several sections of Highway 17 are shut down between Charleston and Georgetown. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Traffic makes its way through floodwaters on Highway 17 North near Awendaw, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Several sections of Highway 17 are shut down between Charleston and Georgetown. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

As afternoon approaches, the Waccamaw River rises and a man walks below the Main Street bridge to get a closer look in Conway, S.C., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP)

Janet Blackmon Morgan/The Sun News via AP

A truck plows through a flooded street in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 as rain continue to fall causing flooding in some areas of the state. A dangerous rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing “too many roads to name” because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

An abandoned car sits in the middle of a flooded road in North Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

AP Photo/Mic Smith

A roadblock and police car block a flooded road where an abandoned car sits in North Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A woman walks down a flooded sidewalk toward an open convenience store in Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Floodwaters rise as a vehicle and a man navigate flooded streets in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing scores of roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

A road closed barricade blocks a flooded street in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Numerous roads in Brunswick and New Hanover counties in southeastern North Carolina are impassable as a storm system that inundated South Carolina moves north. (Mike Spencer/The Star-News via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

A truck with a passenger drives through a flooded parking lot in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 as heavy rain continues to cause flooding through many parts of the state. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing scores of roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Maria Braun changes her grandson Bryice Braun’s diaper in an American Red Cross Shelter in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. Braun said she had to evacuate Sunday morning when the water got to deep at her Hilliard St. home. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Tameca Sheriff comforts her father, Napoleon Sheriff, as they wait out the flood waters in an American Red Cross Shelter in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Jordan Bennett, of Rock Hill, S.C., paddles up to a flooded store in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the U.S. East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing many roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

David Linnen takes a yard rake to clear drains in front of Winyah Apartments in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. The apartment complex has been evacuated. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Helicopters fly over the Congaree River, swollen with floodwaters, near the Gervais Street bridge in West Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Hundreds were rescued from fast-moving floodwaters Sunday in South Carolina as days of driving rain hit a dangerous crescendo that buckled buildings and roads, closed a major East Coast interstate route and threatened the drinking water supply for the capital city. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Floodwaters rush over a dam on Forest Lake in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the U.S. East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing many roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

In a Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 photo provided by Rebecca Richardson, the Congaree River, swollen with floodwaters, flows under the Gervais Street bridge in West Columbia, S.C. (Rebecca Richardson via AP)

Rebecca Richardson via AP

A vehicle and a man try to navigate floodwaters in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, as heavy rain continues to cause widespread flooding in many areas of the state. The rainstorm drenching the East Coast brought more misery to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing scores of roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

A vehicle pushes flood waters in front of Winyah Apartments in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. The apartment complex has been evacuated. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Firemen, from left to right, Norman Beauregard, Kevin Ettenger and Chris Rodgers with the Georgetown Fire Department, inspect the flood waters at high tide in the historic downtown in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

Tripp Adams, 8, walks through the flood waters near high tide in the historic downtown in Georgetown, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Much of South Carolina has experienced historic rain totals coupled with an unusually high lunar tide causing wide spread flooding. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

A car is submerged in floodwaters in Florence, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 after steady rain left many roads impassable, while flooding continues in many parts of the state. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Dillon Christ, front, and Kyle Barnell paddle their canoe down a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Rain pummeling parts of the East Coast showed little sign of slackening Saturday, with record-setting precipitation prolonging the soppy misery that has been eased only by news that powerful Hurricane Joaquin will not hit the U.S. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Anna Wilson, center, laughs as she plays with friends Madi Kois, left, and Wesli Jones on a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Rain pummeling parts of the East Coast showed little sign of slackening Saturday, with record-setting precipitation prolonging the soppy misery that has been eased only by news that powerful Hurricane Joaquin will not hit the U.S. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Bob Ashbaugh, from Pittsburgh, videos waves crashing over homes at risk to erosion during high tide on the Isle of Palms, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The South Carolina coast is getting hammered with historic rains along with an unusual lunar high tide causing flooding all over the state. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

People shield themselves as a wave crashes against a walkway in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Rain pummeling parts of the East Coast showed little sign of slackening Saturday, with record-setting precipitation prolonging the soppy misery that has been eased only by news that powerful Hurricane Joaquin will not hit the U.S. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A car drives through a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. A flash flood warning was in effect in parts of South Carolina, where authorities shut down the Charleston peninsula to motorists. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

A man walks his bicycle through high water at the City Market in downtown Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The National Weather Service says the risk of flooding will continue through Monday morning, especially in parts of North and South Carolina that already have gotten up to 11 inches of rain this week. Forecasters say some areas could see storm totals as high as 15 inches. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

AustinChaw, left, and Tori Marshall, right, cross a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. A flash flood warning was in effect in parts of South Carolina, where authorities shut down the Charleston peninsula to motorists. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Cars make their way through Palm Blvd. on the Isle of Palms while the South Carolina coast is inundated with historic rain causing flooding Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The National Weather Service says the risk of flooding will continue through Monday morning, especially in parts of North and South Carolina that already have gotten up to 11 inches of rain this week. Forecasters say some areas could see storm totals as high as 15 inches. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

AP Photo/Mic Smith

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