Orange Markings News Today

They basically spray pointed this post every foot with those orange markings, so you expect it to perhaps reach a little closer to this spot here. that would break the record that was previously set back in 1999 when it reached about 27.7 feet. when hurricane floyd swept through the area. believe it or not as we hear from some of the local officials here including the mayor himself, he says that that hurricane back then was actually an eye opener. something positive, because many people who call...

At john strea -- we are lookingt downstream waters and areas that will be affected. >> it was very scary. my husband was out of town. it was just me and my three kids and my dog. >> reporter: this neighborhood is situated between two bodies of water that converged during the flood. now that the floodwaters are receding you can see the damage. you can see the power of the water with this house that was partially discharged from its foundation. the car that was once narkd this driveway was carried...

The vehicle took, there are the skid marks, police say it hit the guardrail, flipped over. these markings, orange markings say thats the path they marked off, the path the vehicle took as it flew into the water. >> ryan henry one of two survivors, tells a harrowing story. >> hit my head off the dashboard, somehow i had flew to the back. i was in there, it was like being in the littlest space underwater. like i wanted to give up, but i couldnt. >> reporter: henry and another young man punched thr...