five people dead in north carolina where parts of the state hit by nearly 2 feet of rain this week. flood warnings as far north as maine. our rob marciano tracking the system from the extreme weather center. those fatalities in north carolina because people were driving and hit puddles and started hydroplanes and went off the road. and there's an awful lot of rain on the roadways north of there too. >> yeah, you know, there's certain things you can't control. if a tree falls down on your car, certain weather-related fatalities. when you know you're in a flood zone, that's something you can certainly do. 2.9 inches of rain so far in new york city. but that pales in comparison to allentown. boy, they just got pummelled yesterday, not only with rain, but wind, almost a foot of rain. and wilmington 16.68 inches of rain. and if you go back over another couple of days, they've got over 22 inches of rain.