 Heavy rainfall continued northward into the Carolinas . Much of South Carolina experienced over 7 inches ( 175 mm ) of precipitation ; statewide , the rainfall peaked at 13 @.@ 96 inches ( 355 mm ) in <unk> . The highest totals in 100 years in some locations also ended a severe drought . In the flooding , 80 bridges in the state failed ; in total , more than 120 bridges were either closed , damaged , or destroyed . In South Carolina , the system caused three drowning deaths ; damage totaled $ 12 million ( 1990 , $ 21 @.@ 7 million 2016 USD ) . In North Carolina , rainfall reached 10 @.@ 74 inches ( 273 mm ) in Albemarle . The storm directly caused two deaths in North Carolina , and indirectly caused two traffic deaths . 
