The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that Hurricane Florence’s rainfalls brought record flooding to the Carolinas. Data from 18 USGS streamgages in North Carolina and 10 in South Carolina registered record-setting water levels, called peaks of record. The information comes from a report that focused on peak streamflow and water level data measured at 84 USGS streamgages in the Carolinas. These gauges all had water level records stretching back ten years or more, and they all recorded water levels during Hurricane Florence that were among the top five measured for that site. The USGS notes that the report can be used by emergency managers and water resources engineers who often need to know the expected frequency and magnitude of peak streamflows observed during a flood. USGS.