The only dangerous driving we do here in North Carolina is when a major Hurricane makes landfall in our area. As with the case of Hurricane Floyd in 1999. A few weeks prior to Floyd a Hurricane rolled thru the area saturating the land. When Floyd came thru it slowed down in forward momentum just before landfall. It stayed and dumped heavy rain for hours on end – adding to what the other Hurricane had dumped on us. Parts of major roads were submerged or completely washed away. The small rivers and creeks that weave their way thru Brunswick and New Hanover could not discharge water fast enough and rapidly began to overflow. Power outages lasted from a day to almost a week, depending on the area and how much damage it sustained. Curfews were put into effect and people were urged to stay in their homes, not to venture out at night because of downed trees, downed power lines, washed out roads and bridges. Several major road arteries (like Highway 17) were closed or partially closed with mandatory reroutes setup due to massive flooding or because parts of the roads were missing/washed away. State Of Emergency was declared for North Carolina.