Stoney Creek Plantation residents dealing with severe flooding again, six years after Florence hit

BELVILLE, NC (WWAY) — Many homes in Brunswick County were flooded due to a strong system that dumped excessive rain in Cape Fear on Monday.

One housing development impacted is Stoney Creek Plantation in Belville, with the storm serving as a breaking point for some residents.

Many residents weathered the storm, but some homes began to flood on Monday, which quickly grew to several feet deep.

The rain on Monday dumped between 10 and 16 inches of rain in the Town Creek area.

In 2018, some of these residents also experienced damage from flooding when Hurricane Florence hit.

While this week’s flooding wasn’t as severe as Florence in this particular area, some residents like Kenna Stacks said they’re not going to rebuild because they’re fearful their homes will just flood again.

“Oh, we’re not coming back,” Stacks said. “I don’t think I could ever sleep soundly again, knowing that I got two kids and just water could happen at any moment, especially since hurricanes and its wild that its the anniversary of Florence too, so its like, uh-uh, I don’t trust it.”

Chandler Hancock lived in Stoney Creek Plantation during Hurrican Florence but has since moved to Jacksonville.

He came down on Tuesday to help his mother, who still lives in the neighborhood.

He said he’s glad to see so many people helping each other out in a time of need.

“Really, its just the community pulling together and using you know, everybody’s power to try and just do the best for everything that we’re going through as a whole,” Hancock said. “I mean, if we can help, if anybody needs any help, I’m more than available to assist just to make sure that everybody’s good and going and, you know, got what they need.”

The areas of Brunswick County that saw the heaviest rainfall were Southport, with more than 19 inches, and Bolivia, with close to 18 inches of rain.