Raleigh businesses still recovering after damage from flooding Monday: 'Going to stay cautious'
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Some small business owners along Capital Boulevard experienced significant flooding on Monday, and they are still digging themselves out of it.
"We're waiting for the tow truck to show up, to move them, all of them out of this lot," said XRide Cars Owner Alex White.
Several cars were ruined by flash flooding.
White spent the morning moving undamaged cars to his storage locker and a nearby street, and putting together a list of damaged cars for his insurance company.
"We probably assume it's 20," said White.
He said he'll likely have to pay a $1,500 deductible on each car he files a claim for, and hopes the weather in the next month doesn't cause more problems.
"We're going to stay cautious until the end of September," said White.
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Meanwhile, the power company said there are concerns because the ground is so saturated right now, and there is more rain in the forecast.
Duke Energy said staff have been constantly working to keep people on the grid during the intense summer storms.
"Vegetation is the number one leading cause of power outages," said Duke Energy Spokesperson Logan Stewart.
Trees could be uprooted and take down power lines. Stewart also told ABC11 flooding could harm line infrastructure buried underground, which is some of what happened in Western North Carolina during Helene.
The power company notes there haven't been any serious outages, and it stands ready to respond.
"We always have plenty of crews on standby. The great thing about being a big utility across a number of states is that we can move those crews and those resources as we need to," said Stewart.
The power company says it's done a lot of grid improvement work, upgraded equipment, and replaced old lines to keep the lights on for customers.
