KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Several Kannapolis residents are expected to evacuate after flooding damaged homes in their neighborhood. 

What You Need To Know

  • A flood forced dozens of people in a Kannapolis neighborhood to evacuate Tuesday night 

  • Some of those residents returned to their mobile homes 

  • The city of Kannapolis has since advised residents in that neighborhood to evacuate again due to safety concerns 

  • One resident says she's trying to figure out what to do next 

On Tuesday night, residents in the Town and Country Mobile Home Park were forced to leave their homes due to extreme flooding.

Several returned to their homes Wednesday. 

The city of Kannapolis released a statement advising residents in that neighborhood to evacuate again due to safety concerns: 

"The City of Kannapolis is working closely with Cabarrus County, N.C. Emergency Management, and other officials to access the homes on Tiffany Drive. Residents are being asked to evacuate due to unsafe conditions in regard to damage to the homes. These homes have been located on this floodplain property prior to the incorporation of the City of Kannapolis in 1984. We will continue to work closely with residents over the next few hours to determine their temporary and long-term needs. If there is a need for temporary sheltering the City will work with the American Red Cross and area non-profits to assist residents."

Nivia Alarcon has been living in Town and Country Mobile Home Park for years. 

She says this was the third time her mobile home has experienced a flooding event. But she says this flood was more severe than the others. 

She says due to the intense rain, water from the nearby creek began rising fast. 

"Scary," she said. "We were all in the house, it started raining really heavy. We noticed it was filling up, and we knew we had to get out."

Alarcon and her children returned to their home Wednesday morning.

She estimates the flood will cost her at least $4,000. 

"There's a lot of damage [including] underneath, the power box," Alarcon said. 

She says her top priority is keeping her kids safe in the aftermath of the flood. But like many of her neighbors, she's trying to figure out what steps to take next. 

"I'm worried because I got to get it all fixed and everything and make sure it's safe for the kids to live in," Alarcon said. 

Alarcon says it's unclear how soon she will be able to return and remain in her home without having to evacuate again.