As the still-potent remains of Hurricane Florence edge out of the Carolinas and roll northward through the mid-Atlantic states, disaster management officials in the storm’s broad, waterlogged wake will be fighting still-rising floods, road damage and transportation and utility disruptions that are expected to continue well into the coming week, and in many cases, weeks and months beyond.

Southeastern North Carolina is particularly sodden, with several locations recording rainfall totals of 30 inches or more by the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 16. The region’s major rivers were still rising and are expected to continue to do so for days. The Cape Fear River at Fayetteville, N.C. surpassed its flood stage of 35 ft early Sunday morning and is on track to crest at just over 62 ft sometime Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. South Carolina’s eastern rivers also were nearing flood stage and are predicted to steadily rise well into the week.