Raleigh Flooding: Cars Under Water, Road Collapses (Photos)

RALEIGH, NC — Flooding in Raleigh forced people to abandon their cars under feet of water Monday night. Photos and video showed several cars under water near the Crabtree Valley Mall, at the intersection of U.S. Route 70 and Creedmoor Road on the city's north side.

Other photos showed submerged cars in the parking lot of the mall.

WRAL-TV reported that at least 12 vehicles were towed. The flooding began to recede around 10 p.m.

Heavy rain caused Newton Road to collapse. Photos showed a massive sinkhole had opened up on the road, which has been closed at Six Forks Road, media outlets reported.

The National Weather Service had issued a flash flood warning for the region Monday night. The agency says more storms are on the way too.

A few strong storms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening along the Route 70 corridor, the agency said. Hail the size of quarters and wind gusts of more than 60 mph are possible, mainly late Wednesday afternoon through early evening.

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Parking lot of Crabtree mall in Raleigh, NC only a few minutes before the major flash flooding. I wonder how many cars may have been lost? pic.twitter.com/K9HHbdmY2V
— Daniel J. Homick (@danhomick) May 22, 2018

BREAKING: flash flooding leads to water rescues in Raleigh. Several cars underwater at Glenwood and Creedmoor near Crabtree Valley Mall. pic.twitter.com/XU7vYdHVRJ
— Steve Daniels (@DanielsABC11) May 22, 2018

There’s a lot of flooding in the parking lot of @shopcrabtree. At least one car is stuck. Firefighters say no one was inside.@WNCN pic.twitter.com/oACYFPNtvz
— Amy Cutler (@AmyCutlerNews) May 22, 2018

BREAKING: multiple cars submerged in flood water on W. Millbrook at Leesville Road. Fire department on scene @WNCN pic.twitter.com/yzcznU68qj
— Colleen Quigley (@ColleenWNCN) May 22, 2018

Sinkhole closes major Raleigh road after overnight flooding: Heavy rain on Monday evening has left some Raleigh roads impassable Tuesday. https://t.co/3ENdeextuf pic.twitter.com/s1B6taLfhR
— Casey Weigel (@TheCaseyWeigel) May 22, 2018

“I don’t normally like going fishing when I tow cars!” — Tow truck drivers to the rescue after the floods near Crabtree Valley Mall. It’s too late for many of them. #abc11 pic.twitter.com/Ng3pxD7ajp
— Joel Brown (@JoelBrownABC11) May 22, 2018

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