EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – Residents across Eastern North Carolina are still trying to recover from Tropical Storm Debby’s heavy rains and winds, but many are concerned the rising river levels could cause more problems.

Jennifer and Kathie Brown know what losing everything in a storm is like. After their experience living through Hurricane Floyd in 1999, every time there’s a storm, they get nervous about its impact on their Edgecombe County home.

“When we get too much rain, it gets kind of scary,” Kathie said. “I think, ‘Oh lord, it’s going to happen again,’ but the water rises and nobody comes out to check on us.”

After Debby made landfall in Eastern Carolina Thursday, the Tar River’s water levels have risen and flooded over many properties and roads. Highway 111 and Bynum Farm Road near Pinetops were two busy roads that shut down Friday because of excessive flooding.

The roads are back open, but resident Dylan Everette lives off of Highway 111 and says as the river levels go up, flooding could happen in the area again.

“Normally, if they say it’s going to flood, it definitely floods,” Everette said. “The water is right down there, so it floods around here.”

According to the National Weather Service, the Tar River in Tarboro is forecast to crest at a moderate flooding level on Monday. People living in flood-prone zones are unsure what this could mean for them.

“And so, for the next couple of days, we still have about six feet left of rising, and we’re all kind of just getting nervous in this community,” Jennifer Brown said. “We’re a little bit worried about what’s going to come next.”

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Edgecombe County until further notice.