AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Fred Comegys
Matt Mitsdarfer rides his jet ski in a flooded store parking lot in Stanton, Del. Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Torrential downpours from a faded tropical storm inundated the Northeast on Friday.
AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Fred Comegys
A wall holds back flood waters in the parking lot of Shone Lumber Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Stanton, Del.
AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Jennifer Corbet
Benny Johnson, of Clayton, Del., carries 7 year-old Tyleisha Bateman, from her mother Tysha Rogers' van, to high ground Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. Rogers' van got stuck in high water while heading to work.
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
A person passes a car lodged on a fence in the aftermath of a flood in Darby, Pa., Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.
AP Photo/ Alden Pellett
Donald Gale, 56, right, inspects his property in Lincoln, Vt., where rising waters from the flood-swollen New Haven River surrounded his garage and maple sugaring shack, Friday morning, Oct. 1, 2010.
AP Photo/The Standard Times, Peter Pereira
Sean DeSouza, left, Mary Pearce, center, and Sabra Oliver, all students from the Whaling City School, battle a rain storm after visiting Artworks in downtown New Bedford, Mass., Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.
AP Photo/Mike Groll
A vehicle is stranded on a flooded road in Guilderland, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.
AP Photo/Robert Mecea
Williamsburg Bank Building is seen behind Tracy Christopher, left, and Christine Tesson, who share an umbrella as they make their way to the subway station on Union Street in Brooklyn, New York, during a heavy rainstorm Friday, Oct., 1, 2010.
AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek
A New York State Department of Transportation worker tries to clear the storm drain on a flooded Northern State Parkway that was closed at Exit 35, Route 106 and 107 due to the heavy rains Friday Oct. 1, 2010, in Hicksville, N.Y.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Joshua Pattel, 6, of Brisbane, Australia, plays in water flowing down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, during a heavy rain storm. The downpour came as a low pressure system from the west mixed with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
A woman's umbrella is turned inside out by a gust of wind in Philadelphia, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. A series of storms moving through Pennsylvania brought flooding that closed some roadways and prompted many schools to dismiss classes early.
AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Blaine Shahan
East Petersburg Fire Company firefighters walk a motorist through high water after his car became stranded in the Little Conestoga Creek, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 in Lancaster, Pa. Much of eastern Pennsylvania is under flood warnings as storms could bring as much as six inches of rain before leaving the area on Friday.
AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Blaine Shahan
A buggy and car drive through high water on South Farmersville Road at Groff's Creek Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 in Ephrata, Pa. Much of eastern Pennsylvania is under flood warnings as storms could bring as much as six inches of rain before leaving the area on Friday.
AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor
Ducks swim by a partially submerged car along Booth Street in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Quickly rising water took many motorists by surprise and scores of vehicles were stuck across the Norfolk area.
AP Photo/Intelligencer Journal, Richard Hertzler
A stranded motorist waits for the fire company ladder to be lowered to him off Pleasure Road, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 in Lancaster, Pa.
AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun, Kim Hairston
Jane Campbell-Chambliss, walks through backed up water, including sewer water, on the sidewalk of Dock Street on the City Dock in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Campbell-Chambliss owns four buildings on the block and was checking on her tenants. Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Nicole have flooded the area and closed businesses selling food.
AP Photo/Chuck Burton
A man cleans his car at a flooded car wash in Carolina Beach, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010.
AP Photo/Chuck Burton
Tim Dickens, left, piles sandbags in front of the door as landlady Mary Jane Lane, right, watches in Carolina Beach, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010.
AP Photo/Chuck Burton
A Brunswick County Sheriff's deputy stands at a closed section of Highway 133 in Leland, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. The nearly 21 inches collected in Wilmington since rain started falling Sunday topped Hurricane Floyd's five-day mark of 19 inches set in 1999, the National Weather Service said.
AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Preston Gannaway
Bill Harrell replaces one of his wife's window boxes next to a downed tree at his home on Buffalo Ave. in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. The tree snapped Thursday morning but didn't break through the roof.
AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Preston Gannaway
A snapped tree lies on top a home on Buffalo Avenue in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Much of Virginia remains under flash flood warnings after a storm dumped up to 7 inches of rain, closing roads and knocking out power for thousands of residents.
AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor
A tractor trailer gets stuck along Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Scores of vehicles across the area became stuck during the storm.
AP Photo/Steve Helber
Virginia Commonwealth University students walk to class in the rain at the downtown campus in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Flash flood warnings have been issued for parts of eastern Virginia and a tornado watch is in effect for 33 counties and 21 cities.
